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Top Business Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S.

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
$58,790 Average Tuition & Fees

Our rankings named Princeton University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for business students working on their doctor’s degree.

Princeton does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 53% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Princeton University Report

$35,054 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Teachers College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
$30,006 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business schools in the Middle Atlantic Region .

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Cornell. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
$47,347 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s list.

One thing to take note of is that Carnegie Mellon does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 6% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
$61,202 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Johns Hopkins. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Johns Hopkins University Report

#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
$42,932 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.

UPenn does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#7

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York
$10,410 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since The Graduate Center does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees

George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GWU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full George Washington University Report

$52,924 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.

Online graduate courses are available at Columbia, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#10

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
$55,128 Average Tuition & Fees

Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.

Since the graduate programs at Georgetown are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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#11

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
$39,556 Average Tuition & Fees

Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at Stevens, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 54% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#12

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey
$20,466 Average Tuition & Fees

Rutgers University - Newark did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Rutgers Newark does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 23% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Rutgers University - Newark Report

#13

University of Scranton

Scranton, Pennsylvania
$11,630 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Scranton came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the ranking.

University of Scranton does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#14

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
$18,128 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Delaware did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.

UD does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#15

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania
$25,416 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #15, Widener University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.

One thing to take note of is that Widener does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#16

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
$47,541 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Rochester landed the #16 spot in the rankings for the best doctor’s degree business programs.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Rochester. In fact, around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#17

New York University

New York, New York
$38,206 Average Tuition & Fees

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.

NYU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#18

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
$37,074 Average Tuition & Fees

Drexel University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the ranking.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Drexel. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Drexel University Report

$9,342 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #19 spot in the rankings for the best doctor’s degree business programs.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMGC. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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$60,026 Average Tuition & Fees

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list.

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#21

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
$16,995 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Maryland - College Park came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the ranking.

Online graduate courses are available at UMCP, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.

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#22

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
$18,278 Average Tuition & Fees

Temple University landed the #22 spot in the rankings for the best doctor’s degree business programs.

Temple does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#23

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
$25,248 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.

Online graduate courses are available at Pitt, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 16% took at least some of their classes online.

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#24

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, New York
$18,324 Average Tuition & Fees

St. John Fisher College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the ranking.

Online graduate courses are available at Fisher, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 25% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full St. John Fisher College Report

#25

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
$42,954 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #25, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.

Syracuse does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Read full report on Syracuse University

Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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