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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business Economics (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$56,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,169 people earned their degree in business economics, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 687 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business economics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 business economics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The business economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree business economics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business Economics (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s business economics students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

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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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