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Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. 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 or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its <nil> ranking.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Business Doctor's Degree Schools in California
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in California for business students working on their doctor’s degree. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 46 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
UC Berkeley does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #2 for overall quality in California.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large public school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 27 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UCLA. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
UCLA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #3 on our list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at UCSB, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 per year.
UC Irvine does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Arizona Global Campus is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. The University of Arizona Global Campus is a large private for-profit school located in San Diego, California that handed out 50 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAGC are $14,664 a year.
Since the graduate programs at UAGC are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
University of California - Davis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the ranking. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 a year.
One thing to take note of is that UC Davis does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.
One thing to take note of is that UCSD does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of California - Riverside came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the ranking. UCR is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCR are $28,569 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UCR does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Northcentral University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 259 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 a year.
Northcentral University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the ranking. UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
UC Santa Cruz graduate students pay an average of $28,997 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at UC Santa Cruz, 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 72% took at least some of their classes online.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is located in San Francisco, California and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, 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 58% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Stanford graduate students pay an average of $55,011 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Stanford. In 2019-2020 about 10% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Stanford is ranked #1 for overall quality in California.
Claremont Graduate University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in Claremont, California, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Claremont Graduate University graduate students pay an average of $36,380 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Claremont Graduate University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Claremont Graduate University is ranked #5 for overall quality in California.
University of Southern California landed the #14 spot in the rankings for the best value doctor’s degree business programs. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 28 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.
USC 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
USC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our list.
Alliant International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in San Diego, California, the small private for-profit school handed out 27 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Alliant graduate students pay an average of $19,874 in tuition and fees each year.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Alliant. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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