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2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$13,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 12,896 people earned their degree in organizational leadership, making the major the 72nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,011 organizational leadership graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 organizational leadership graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in organizational leadership. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great organizational leadership programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the organizational leadership program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Organizational Leadership (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Governors State University

University Park, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Governors State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Governors State University is a public institution located in University Park, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree organizational leadership students whose families make $0-$30k list, GSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Organizational Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Governors State University are $14,674, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Organizational Leadership at Governors State University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wright State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s organizational leadership degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus also made our “Best Organizational Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Organizational Leadership at Wright State University - Main Campus

#3

Indiana Institute of Technology

Fort Wayne, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified doctorate’s organizational leadership students in 2019-2020.

Indiana Tech also made our “Best Organizational Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana Institute of Technology are $10,026, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana Tech Organizational Leadership Report

#4

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. National Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Organizational Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at National Louis University are $12,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Organizational Leadership at NLU

#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 5 doctorate’s organizational leadership degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Organizational Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Organizational Leadership at Concordia University, Chicago

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mequon, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Wisconsin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Organizational Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Organizational Leadership at Concordia University, Wisconsin

#4 in overall quality

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Organizational Leadership Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is located in Marion, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s organizational leadership degrees to qualified students.

IWU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Organizational Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IWU are $11,977, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Organizational Leadership at IWU

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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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