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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$82,955 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees and certificates were awarded to business, management and marketing students, making the major the 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Iowa State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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University of Missouri - Columbia 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 #7 on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#10

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

With a ranking of #10, Saint Ambrose University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Davenport, St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 8,125
Minnesota 13,660
Iowa 8,473
South Dakota 1,444
Missouri 15,273
Nebraska 6,221
North Dakota 1,892

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 21 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.

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