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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$15,414 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$79,624 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree School for You

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in Illinois with 7,000 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business administration majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Business Administration & Management

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the best value school in Illinois for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Concordia University, Chicago is ranked #5 for overall quality for business administration in Illinois.

Full Business Administration & Management at Concordia University, Chicago Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #4 for overall quality for business administration in Illinois.

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#3

Governors State University

University Park, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Governors State University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GSU are $8,320 a year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Governors State University Report

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

NLU graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at DePaul University

University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIC are $17,277 a year.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUC are $16,162 per year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Chicago School Chicago Campus are $23,918 per year.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3,906
Ohio 3,681
Indiana 2,674
Wisconsin 1,563

One of 20 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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