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

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

In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the business administration majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Our Lady of the Lake University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in the Southwest Region . OLLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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

Full Business Administration & Management at Our Lady of the Lake University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American InterContinental University - Online is a great place for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in business administration at AIU Online, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in business administration at Grand Canyon University, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

About 47% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Arizona State University - Tempe 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. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Of the 15 students majoring in business administration at ASU - Tempe, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

Women make up 54% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Of the 12 students majoring in business administration at Texas Tech, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in business administration at University of Arizona, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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University of the Incarnate Word ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 40% of the business administration majors at the school.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 20,739
Arizona 17,450
Oklahoma 3,461
New Mexico 1,649

One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

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.

  • 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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