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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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 18,824 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Wisconsin the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in business administration at Concordia University, Wisconsin, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at Concordia University, Wisconsin Report

#2

Antioch University - Midwest

Yellow Springs, OH

Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch University - Midwest landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Yellow Springs, Antioch University McGregor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 81% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great place for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Of the 19 students majoring in business administration at Concordia University, Chicago, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Of the 16 students majoring in business administration at Case Western, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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Out of the 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.

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

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Report

#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - 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 small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 73% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 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 medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in business administration at U-M, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#7

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

Of the 9 students majoring in business administration at Franklin University, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 9 students majoring in business administration at UIC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3,906
Illinois 7,000
Ohio 3,681
Indiana 2,674
Wisconsin 1,563

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).

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