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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$22,601 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 the United States with 11,621 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for business administration students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the business administration doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota the best value school in the Plains States Region for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Metro State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Metro State are $10,237 a year.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Metropolitan State University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great value for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 15% of our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Full Business Administration & Management at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Hamline University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Hamline graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Hamline University Report

#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #6, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

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#7

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 a year.

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#8

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

With a ranking of #8, Saint Ambrose University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Ambrose University are $18,640 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, St. Ambrose University is ranked #2 for overall quality for business administration in the Plains States Region .

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#9

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Webster also is in the top 15% of our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 3,544
Minnesota 3,555
Iowa 1,351
Kansas 1,486
Nebraska 1,021
North Dakota 365
South Dakota 204

Business Administration & Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

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 14 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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