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

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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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 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 Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 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.

Women make up 65% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at Capella University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 33% of the business administration majors at the school.

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

#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 47% of the business administration majors at the school.

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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 Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 13 students majoring in business administration at WUSTL, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Iowa State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 83% are male.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus 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. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Women make up 50% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

Of the 4 students majoring in business administration at SMU MN, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 6,289
Minnesota 6,945
Kansas 4,138
Iowa 3,338
Nebraska 3,181
North Dakota 1,001
South Dakota 636

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

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 15 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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