2025 Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for general business administration and management students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 321 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 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.

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 schools for general business administration and management students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Business Administration and Management Schools

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

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

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Business Administration

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general business administration and management has to check out Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the midsize 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 general business administration and management from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general business administration and management. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from Arizona State University - Tempe

3

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Grand Canyon University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general business administration and management. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from Grand Canyon University

4

University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Phoenix - Arizona if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general business administration and management. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from University of Phoenix - Arizona

5

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

OSU is a very large public university located in the town of Stillwater.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

6

American InterContinental University - Online
Chandler, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

99 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Chandler, AIU Online is a private for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from American InterContinental University - Online

7

The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from The University of Texas at Arlington

8

University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in general business administration and management from University of the Incarnate Word

Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	309	65
Arizona	171	86
Oklahoma	124	24
New Mexico	73	7

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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	101
Interior Design 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.