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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,189 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$82,955 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was ranked 3rd in Kentucky. In fact, 2,845 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Business, Management & Marketing

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Our analysis found University of the Cumberlands to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Kentucky. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UK are $13,674 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UK is ranked #4 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Kentucky.

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#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofL are $13,725 a year.

UofL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Louisville Report

#4

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Sullivan University is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

Sullivan University graduate students pay an average of $15,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Sullivan University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.

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#5

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Campbellsville University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Campbellsville University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Campbellsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Campbellsville University are $8,773 a year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,604
Florida 10,641
Virginia 6,276
Tennessee 3,234
North Carolina 6,200
Georgia 4,603
West Virginia 1,895
Louisiana 4,370
South Carolina 2,077
Arkansas 731
Alabama 4,164

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

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 Amit Savargaonkar.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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