2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 55,749 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 10,177 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree general business students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s general business degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at UW - Madison

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Indiana University - Bloomington

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s general business degrees to qualified students.

UChicago also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548.

Full UChicago General Business/Commerce Report

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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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