2025 Best Organizational Leadership Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Ranked #35 in popularity, organizational leadership is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Organizational Leadership Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 114 doctor's degrees in organizational leadership during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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 organizational leadership students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of organizational leadership students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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 organizational leadership related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for organizational leadership students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Organizational Leadership Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Organizational Leadership Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Organizational Leadership in Ohio

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in organizational leadership.

Top Ohio Schools for a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership

1

University of Dayton
Dayton, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

72 Annual Graduates

University of Dayton is a good decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in organizational leadership. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from University of Dayton

2

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in organizational leadership needs to look into Kent State University at Kent. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from Kent State University at Kent

Best Organizational Leadership Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Organizational Leadership Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	22
Indiana	202	13
Wisconsin	163	33

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Organizational Leadership Related Rankings by Major

Organizational Leadership is one of 16 different types of Business Administration & Management programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Organizational Leadership

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	59
Operations Management	1

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.