2025 Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Ranked #16 in popularity, general business administration and management is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for general business administration and management students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 28 doctor's degrees in general business administration and management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general business administration and management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general business administration and management students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general business administration and management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general business administration and management students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The business administration school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Business Administration and Management in Missouri

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general business administration and management students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Missouri Schools for a Doctorate in Business Administration

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general business administration and management. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from Washington University in St Louis

2

University of Missouri - St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Missouri - St Louis if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general business administration and management. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from University of Missouri - St Louis

Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best General Business Administration and Management Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	199	358
Iowa	177	17
Nebraska	99	17

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General Business Administration and Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 majors within the Business Administration & Management area of study, General Business Administration and Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.