2024 Best General Business/Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

General Business/Commerce is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #77 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general business/commerce. Combined, these schools handed out 27 doctor's degrees in general business/commerce to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general business/commerce students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general business/commerce students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general business/commerce related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general business/commerce students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The general business school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Business/Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Business/Commerce in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general business/commerce.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Business

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general business/commerce. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in general business/commerce from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Chicago if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general business/commerce. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in general business/commerce from University of Chicago

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Indiana University - Bloomington is a good option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general business/commerce. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general business/commerce from Indiana University - Bloomington

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	7
Indiana	202	6
Wisconsin	163	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Business

One of 0 majors within the General Business/Commerce area of study, General Business/Commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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