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2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 56,042 people earned a degree or certificate in general business/commerce, making the major the #16 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Business & Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the United States 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 General Business/Commerce program at each school on the list.

Check out the general business doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the most popular school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

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

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#2

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 29 students majoring in general business at Drexel, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in general business at Georgia State, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Women make up 25% of the general business majors at the school.

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Out of the 28 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

About 28% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 72% are male.

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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

About 60% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 40% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general business/commerce programs. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 64% are male.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in general business at The Graduate Center, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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#9

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general business/commerce students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

About 13% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 88% are male.

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#10

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #10, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students working on their doctor’s degree. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 29% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 71% are male.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 28 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 U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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