by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 224 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3,737 doctor's degrees in business, management & marketing to qualified students.
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The business, management & marketing doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for business, management & marketing students working on their doctor's degree.
The business, management & marketing 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 Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools.
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in business, management & marketing. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in business, management & marketing. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Stanford University
Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in business, management & marketing needs to check out Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Vanderbilt University
Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in business, management & marketing needs to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from University of Pennsylvania
Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Duke University
Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Northwestern University
Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from University of Chicago
USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from University of Southern California
Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Washington University in St Louis
Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Carnegie Mellon University
Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Emory University
Bentley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Waltham.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Bentley University
Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waco.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Baylor University
IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Indiana University - Bloomington
Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Yale University
Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Columbia University in the City of New York
GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from George Washington University
Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Harvard University
Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Texas A&M University - College Station
Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Rice University
U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Purdue University - Main Campus
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 35 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 36 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 37 | University of Missouri - Columbia | Columbia, MO |
| 38 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 39 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| 40 | New York University | New York, NY |
| 41 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 42 | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 43 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
| 44 | University of Denver | Denver, CO |
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