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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$28,540 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,673 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general business/commerce was ranked #31 in the country. In fact 9,137 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Business & Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for general business students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Business & Commerce

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMGC are $12,132 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $23,640 in tuition and fees each year.

The Graduate Center also took the #5 spot in our Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of Maryland - College Park

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Drexel are $37,074 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Pace University - New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Pace University graduate students pay an average of $34,100 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 219
Pennsylvania 386
Maryland 425
New Jersey 0
District of Columbia 0

General Business/Commerce is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to General Business

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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