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by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 343,412 general business administration and management students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country.
Across the Plains States region, there were 19,222 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 408 general business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business administration and management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general business administration and management.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree business administration students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Creighton University is a medium-sized school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 12 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Creighton
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Ambrose University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Plains States Region list. St. Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at Saint Ambrose University
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. UMSL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 14 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at University of Missouri - St Louis
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Plains States Region. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 23 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s business administration students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on General Business Administration and Management at WUSTL
Maharishi International University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Plains States Region list. MIU is a small school located in Fairfield, Iowa that handed out 2 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2021-2022.
Metropolitan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s business administration degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Metropolitan State University General Business Administration and Management Report
With a ranking of #10, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full Iowa State General Business Administration and Management Report
University of Iowa ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s business administration students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business Administration and Management at University of Iowa
Webster University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Webster General Business Administration and Management Report
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