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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$24,523 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$82,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was ranked 2nd in Illinois. In fact, 29,314 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Concordia University, Chicago did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #4 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Illinois.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#3

Governors State University

University Park, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Governors State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GSU are $8,320 a year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Governors State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

NLU graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Benedictine University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Benedictine U are $19,640 per year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

UIC graduate students pay an average of $17,277 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUC are $16,162 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Illinois Tech graduate students pay an average of $30,822 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #10, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Illinois.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 18,882
Michigan 20,858
Ohio 25,288
Wisconsin 13,275

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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