2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 55,749 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general business/commerce is the 9th most popular major in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 7,763 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 110 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general business/commerce programs and cost less that 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 general business/commerce program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree general business students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general business degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

Full University of Maryland - College Park General Business/Commerce Report

#2

University of Maryland Global Campus

Adelphi, Maryland

#5 in overall quality

$12,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Adelphi, Maryland, and it awarded 56 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

UMGC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMGC are $12,132.

Full UMGC General Business/Commerce Report

#3

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general business degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Drexel University

#4

Pace University - New York

New York, New York

#4 in overall quality

$33,356 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pace University - New York landed the #4 spot on the list. Pace University is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 7 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Pace University also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University - New York are $33,356.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Pace University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k)

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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