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

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In 2019-2020, 55,749 people earned their degree in general business/commerce, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,821 and had an average of $25,596 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 5,425 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,714 and $26,671 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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 Plains States Region

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

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

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general business degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full KU General Business/Commerce Report

#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 6 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Mizzou

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$88,448 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Capella 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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