by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 21 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general business/commerce students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 247 doctor's degrees in general business/commerce during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The general business doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
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 collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general business/commerce 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 General Business/Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general business/commerce.
It is hard to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general business/commerce. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in general business/commerce from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general business/commerce. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in general business/commerce from University of Pennsylvania
It is 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
It is difficult to beat Emory University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general business/commerce. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a doctorate in general business/commerce from Emory University
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general business/commerce. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in general business/commerce from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general business/commerce from Indiana University - Bloomington
Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in general business/commerce from Drexel University
Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in general business/commerce from Tulane University of Louisiana
DU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver.More information about a doctorate in general business/commerce from University of Denver
Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general business/commerce from University of Maryland - College Park
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General Business/Commerce is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 247 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 2,764 |
| Human Resource Management | 278 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 127 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 59 |
| Management Information Systems | 55 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 43 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 38 |
| Hospitality Management | 34 |
| Marketing | 32 |
| Accounting | 31 |
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