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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

In 2020-2021, 131,555 degrees and certificates were awarded to business administration and management students, making the major the most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for business administration majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in the Southwest Region for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Full Business Administration & Management at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#8

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Business Administration & Management at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 9,362
Arizona 4,963
Oklahoma 1,130
New Mexico 432

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 22 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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