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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 226 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

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

#2

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

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

Women make up 51% of the business administration majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

About 60% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 65% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#5

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 226 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 95 students majoring in business administration at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Of the 92 students majoring in business administration at Liberty University, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#8

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 58% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Our Lady of the Lake University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, OLLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in business administration at OLLU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#10

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #10, St. John Fisher College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Fisher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

About 65% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#11

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

With a ranking of #11, Columbia Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Columbia Southern University is a large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.

About 45% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#11

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 42 students majoring in business administration at Temple, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

Women make up 45% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#14

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

With a ranking of #14, Wilmington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

About 49% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 51% are male.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 33% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#17

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 88% are male.

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With a ranking of #18, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#19

Antioch University - Midwest

Yellow Springs, OH

With a ranking of #19, Antioch University - Midwest did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Yellow Springs, Antioch University McGregor is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in business administration at Antioch University McGregor, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#20

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

Converse College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Converse is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Spartanburg.

Of the 25 students majoring in business administration at Converse, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in business administration at UNC Charlotte, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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University of Management and Technology came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Arlington, University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in business administration at University of Management and Technology, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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With a ranking of #21, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

About 30% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 70% are male.

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#24

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

Women make up 32% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#25

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

Saint Leo University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the small suburb of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#27

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
#29

Creighton University

Omaha, NE
#31

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN
#33

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
35 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
35 Yale University New Haven, CT
35 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
35 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
35 Florida International University Miami, FL
35 Louisiana State University - Shreveport Shreveport, LA
41 Alliant International University San Diego, CA
41 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
41 University of Missouri - St Louis Saint Louis, MO
41 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
41 Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT
41 George Fox University Newberg, OR
41 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI

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.

  • 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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