by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual reviewed 25 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of business administration & management. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 270 doctor's degrees in business administration & management during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The business administration doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality business administration program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for business administration & management students working on their doctor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in business administration & management.
It is difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in business administration & management has to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
It's difficult to beat Purdue University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Purdue University - Main Campus
Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in business administration & management needs to take a look at Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Ohio State University - Main Campus
Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Case Western Reserve University
Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Michigan State University
DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from DePaul University
Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Marion.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
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One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Business Administration & Management has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business Administration and Management | 164 |
| Organizational Leadership | 99 |
| Operations Management | 5 |
| Supply Chain Management | 2 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Human Resource Management | 34 |
| General Business/Commerce | 27 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 20 |
| Marketing | 6 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 5 |
| Accounting | 4 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 4 |
| Hospitality Management | 4 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 1 |
