2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 55,749 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 7,763 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 110 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce 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 general business/commerce program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland Global Campus

Adelphi, Maryland

#5 in overall quality

$12,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UMGC is a large school located in Adelphi, Maryland that handed out 56 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

UMGC also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMGC are $12,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Maryland Global Campus General Business/Commerce Report

#2

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York

#3 in overall quality

$23,640 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #2 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general business degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Graduate Center, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center, CUNY are $23,640.

Full The Graduate Center, CUNY General Business/Commerce Report

#3

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 17 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Maryland - College Park General Business/Commerce Report

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Drexel is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 23 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Drexel University

#5

Pace University - New York

New York, New York

#4 in overall quality

$33,356 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pace University - New York. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Pace University is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s general business degrees to qualified students.

Pace University also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University are $33,356, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pace University 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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