2025 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

Ranked #10 in popularity, business administration & management 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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of business administration & management. Combined, these schools handed out 64 doctor's degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 business administration & management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business administration & management 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt business administration & management students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business administration & management related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Business Administration & Management in Alabama

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

Top Alabama Schools for a Doctorate in Business Administration

1

Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL

41 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in business administration & management needs to check out Columbia Southern University. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the town of Orange Beach.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Columbia Southern University

2

University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of South Alabama if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Mobile, USA is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from University of South Alabama

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	148
Virginia	127	134
Georgia	126	30
North Carolina	115	59
Mississippi	113	15
Louisiana	103	23
Tennessee	102	157
South Carolina	91	37
Kentucky	87	93
Arkansas	58	13
West Virginia	49	1

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Business Administration & Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Business Administration & Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	64

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	3
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	3
Finance & Financial Management	2
Hospitality Management	2
Marketing	2
Business/Managerial Economics	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.