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by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 840,408 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, business, management & marketing is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In , business, management & marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $48,576 and had an average of $26,104 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 56,083 business, management & marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,710 and $24,319 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 603 business, management & marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in business, management & marketing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their business, management & marketing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s business, management & marketing degrees in 2021-2022.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Ambrose University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davenport, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region. UMSL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 14 doctorate’s business, management & marketing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
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Bellevue University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s business, management & marketing students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 23 doctorate’s business, management & marketing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Full UMN Twin Cities Business, Management & Marketing Report
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s business, management & marketing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s business, management & marketing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s business, management & marketing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #11, Maharishi International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. Maharishi International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Iowa. It awarded 2 doctorate’s business, management & marketing degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #12, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s business, management & marketing degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 Kansas State University Business, Management & Marketing Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s business, management & marketing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Iowa State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified doctorate’s business, management & marketing students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Metropolitan State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s business, management & marketing degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Full Metropolitan State University Business, Management & Marketing Report
Hamline University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s business, management & marketing degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Iowa ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s business, management & marketing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Webster University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s business, management & marketing students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
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University of Kansas ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s business, management & marketing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 4 doctorate’s business, management & marketing degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Missouri - Columbia Business, Management & Marketing Report
With a ranking of #22, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s business, management & marketing degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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