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

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With 55,749 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general business/commerce is the 9th most popular major in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 10,177 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general business/commerce programs, but they also 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 general business/commerce program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general business degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW - Madison General Business/Commerce Report

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Indiana University - Bloomington

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. University of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s general business degrees to qualified students.

UChicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Chicago General Business/Commerce Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce

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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