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

14 Colleges
$79,624 Avg Salary

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 11,621 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Plains States 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

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Creighton University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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#6

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

Saint Ambrose University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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North Dakota State 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 #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #8, Capella University 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 Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the distant town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 3,544
Minnesota 3,555
Iowa 1,351
Kansas 1,486
Nebraska 1,021
North Dakota 365
South Dakota 204

Business Administration & Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

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 14 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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