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2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

10 Ranked Colleges
386 Degrees Awarded
$24,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 343,202 general business administration and management students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country.

Across the Plains States region, there were 19,594 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 386 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in general business administration and management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general business administration and management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general business administration and management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management in the Plains States Region

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s business administration degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Capella University also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

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#2

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 317 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Walden University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #3 spot on the list. Creighton University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton are $18,528.

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#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #4 spot on the list. Webster University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 3 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree business administration students list, Webster has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500.

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#5

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

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#6

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa
#8 in overall quality

Saint Ambrose University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Saint Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 2 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Ambrose University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Ambrose University are $18,150.

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#5 in overall quality

Iowa State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 4 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

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#8

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

University of Iowa landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 6 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#10 in overall quality

University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. UMSL is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMSL General Business Administration and Management Report

#9

Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#11 in overall quality

Metropolitan State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. Metropolitan State University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 1 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Metro State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Metro State are $17,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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