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

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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.

The Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Plains States 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.

Check out the business, management and marketing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 37% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

About 33% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Out of the 22 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

About 47% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 12 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UMSL, 83% are male and 17% are female.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

#7

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Bellevue University, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Iowa State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State 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 #9 on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Women make up 43% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 43% 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 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 22 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.

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