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Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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$79,624 Avg Salary

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

With 416,590 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business administration and management is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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

Check out the business administration doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

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

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the town of Whitewater.

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Lawrence Technological University 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 #9 on the list. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Southfield.

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Indiana Institute of Technology 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 9,389
Ohio 10,313
Illinois 13,124
Indiana 6,950
Wisconsin 5,343

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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