2025 Best Organizational Leadership Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Ranked #35 in popularity, organizational leadership 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 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of organizational leadership. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 226 doctor's degrees in organizational leadership during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Organizational Leadership School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of organizational leadership for getting your doctor's degree school matters. 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

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

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 organizational leadership students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of organizational leadership 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized organizational leadership related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for organizational leadership students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Organizational Leadership Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Organizational Leadership 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 Organizational Leadership in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in organizational leadership.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership

1

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Marion, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in organizational leadership. IWU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Marion.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

2

University of Dayton
Dayton, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

72 Annual Graduates

University of Dayton is a good decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in organizational leadership. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from University of Dayton

3

Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Indiana Institute of Technology is a wonderful option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in organizational leadership. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from Indiana Institute of Technology

4

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in organizational leadership has to look into Kent State University at Kent. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from Kent State University at Kent

5

Concordia University, Wisconsin
Mequon, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Mequon.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from Concordia University, Wisconsin

6

Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from Concordia University, Chicago

Best Organizational Leadership Colleges by State

Explore the best organizational leadership colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	273	22
Ohio	253	31
Indiana	202	13
Wisconsin	163	33

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Organizational Leadership Related Rankings by Major

Organizational Leadership is one of 16 different types of Business Administration & Management programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Organizational Leadership

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	187
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.