2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools
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 Most Popular 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. This report analyzed 290 schools in the United States 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, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Doctorate in Business, Management & Marketing
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the United States. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
Women make up 51% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 54% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 46% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 166 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Capella University, 37% are male and 63% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
Of the 126 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Vanderbilt, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Regent University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.
About 55% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 45% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
About 31% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 69% are male.
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Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 57% are male.
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University of the Cumberlands landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.
Of the 78 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Cumberlands, 42% are male and 58% are female.
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University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 54 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UMGC, 46% are male and 54% are female.
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With a ranking of #12, Our Lady of the Lake University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. OLLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.
About 62% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 38% are male.
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St. John Fisher College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Fisher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 65% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 35% are male.
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Temple University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 40% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #14, Columbia Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.
About 45% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 55% are male.
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American InterContinental University - Online came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a large student population.
About 45% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 55% are male.
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Wilmington University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 49% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 36 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UMN Twin Cities, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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University of Charleston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Charleston, UC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 47% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #20, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.
Of the 33 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Concordia University, Wisconsin, 39% are male and 61% are female.
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With a ranking of #21, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Women make up 13% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Fielding Graduate University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Barbara.
Of the 29 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Fielding, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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Drexel University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 52% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Women make up 25% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Alliant International University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Women make up 63% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Business, Management & Marketing students that almost earned our Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools award.
Business, Management & Marketing by Region
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Business, Management & Marketing Related Majors
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.
- 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.