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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

With 226,882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business, management and marketing is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Plains States 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, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

Check out the business, management and marketing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for business, management and marketing 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.

About 63% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 37% are male.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Out of the 22 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

About 47% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 53% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 12 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UMSL, 83% are male and 17% are female.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

#7

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Bellevue University, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Women make up 33% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #9, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 43% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 2,142
Missouri 6,180
Minnesota 4,855
Iowa 2,264
North Dakota 463
Nebraska 1,622
South Dakota 278

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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