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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools

231 Colleges
$82,955 Avg Salary

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

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in the United States with 862,104 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 231 schools in the United States 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, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 25 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Business, Management & Marketing

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 231 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the United States. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #7, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#8

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#11

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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With a ranking of #12, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#14

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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With a ranking of #15, University of Management and Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #16 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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With a ranking of #17, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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#18

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#20

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#21

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#22

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #22 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of Southern California landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #25 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Rest of the Top Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools

#26

George Washington University

Washington, DC
#30

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, NY
#32

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#33

New York University

New York, NY

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Business, Management & Marketing students that almost earned our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
35 University of Delaware Newark, DE
36 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
37 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
38 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
39 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
40 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
41 University of Georgia Athens, GA
42 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
43 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
44 Creighton University Omaha, NE
45 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
46 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA

Business, Management & Marketing by Region

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

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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