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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree School for You

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in the United States with 131,555 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 173 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the business administration doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Business Administration & Management

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the United States for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 173 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 173 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Management and Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Arlington, University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #12, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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#14

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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Washington University in St Louis ranked #15 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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With a ranking of #17, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#18

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #20 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#21

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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#22

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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With a ranking of #23, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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With a ranking of #24, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

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#25

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
26 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
27 University of Georgia Athens, GA
28 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
29 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
30 Creighton University Omaha, NE
31 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
32 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
33 Bentley University Waltham, MA
34 Auburn University Auburn, AL

Business Administration & Management by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 20 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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