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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$22,659 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$82,955 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees and certificates were awarded to business, management and marketing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue University the best value school in the Plains States Region for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bellevue University are $11,730 a year.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Metropolitan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in the Plains States Region . Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Metro State graduate students pay an average of $10,237 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

North Dakota State University also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hamline are $10,402 a year.

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#7

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

With a ranking of #7, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 per year.

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#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

With a ranking of #9, Saint Ambrose 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 city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Ambrose University are $18,640 per year.

St. Ambrose University also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #2.

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#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 8,125
Minnesota 13,660
Iowa 8,473
South Dakota 1,444
Missouri 15,273
Nebraska 6,221
North Dakota 1,892

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 21 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.

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