2025 Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

General Business Administration and Management is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #16 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general business administration and management. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 187 doctor's degrees in general business administration and management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Business Administration and Management School for Your Doctor's Degree

The business administration 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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good 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.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general business administration and management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general business administration and management students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general business administration and management related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Business Administration and Management Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Business Administration and Management in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general business administration and management.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Business Administration

1

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general business administration and management. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbus.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from Ohio State University - Main Campus

2

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in general business administration and management. Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the city of West Lafayette.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from Purdue University - Main Campus

3

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general business administration and management needs to take a look at Case Western Reserve University. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from Case Western Reserve University

4

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Marion, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

58 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general business administration and management. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

5

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

BGSU is a large public university located in the town of Bowling Green.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

6

Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of River Forest.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from Concordia University, Chicago

7

Franklin University
Columbus, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Columbus.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from Franklin University

8

Baker College
Owosso, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from Baker College

Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges by State

Explore the best general business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	81
Michigan	257	18
Ohio	253	41
Indiana	202	12
Wisconsin	163	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to Business Administration

General Business Administration and Management is one of 16 different types of Business Administration & Management programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Organizational Leadership	226
Operations Management	3
Supply Chain Management	2

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.