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Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

$28,742 Avg Tuition & Fees*

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which business program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

The <nil> ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top Value Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
1 Total Awards
#5 in Quality in Georgia
$22,004 Average Tuition & Fees

Our rankings named Georgia Southern University the best value school in Georgia for business students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, the large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

GaSou graduate students pay an average of $22,004 in tuition and fees each year.

Online graduate courses are available at GaSou, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

GaSou not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our list.

Read full report on Georgia Southern University

#2

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
2 Total Awards
#4 in Quality in Georgia
$21,174 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s value ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. This large public school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KSU Georgia are $21,174 a year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at KSU Georgia. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% 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, KSU Georgia is ranked #4 for overall quality in Georgia.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
11 Total Awards
#3 in Quality in Georgia
$27,464 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. This large public school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 11 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.

Online graduate courses are available at UGA, 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 18% took at least some of their classes online.

UGA also made our list, coming in at #3.

Full University of Georgia Report

9 Total Awards
#2 in Quality in Georgia
$31,334 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our list. This large public school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,334 in tuition and fees each year.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Georgia Tech. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgia Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality in Georgia.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

#5

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
43 Total Awards
#6 in Quality in Georgia
$24,790 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s value ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Georgia State University is a large public school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 43 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgia State graduate students pay an average of $24,790 in tuition and fees each year.

Georgia State 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 71% took at least some of their classes online.

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#6

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
6 Total Awards
#1 in Quality in Georgia
$45,684 Average Tuition & Fees

Emory University ranked #6 on this year’s list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Emory are $45,684 per year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Emory. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Emory also took the #1 spot in our rankings.

Full Emory University Report

Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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