2022 Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2019-2020, 6,169 people earned their degree in business economics, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 687 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the business economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree business economics students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business Economics in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s business economics students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, 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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