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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

43 Colleges
$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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Great Lakes 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, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Wisconsin the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

Women make up 61% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#2

Antioch University - Midwest

Yellow Springs, OH

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Antioch University - Midwest helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Antioch University McGregor is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Yellow Springs.

Women make up 81% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Benedictine University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 48% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#4

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Case Western, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

About 50% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 33% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 36% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 42% are male.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 30% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 18,882
Michigan 20,858
Ohio 25,288
Illinois 29,314
Wisconsin 13,275

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.

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