2025 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Ranked #10 in popularity, business administration & management 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 looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 174 doctor's degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

The business administration doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality business administration program can vary widely even among the top schools. 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 school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 business administration & management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business administration & management 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt business administration & management students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business administration & management related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Business Administration & Management in Ohio

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for business administration & management students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Ohio Schools for a Doctorate in Business Administration

1

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

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 business administration & management. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Ohio State University - Main Campus

2

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

11 Annual Graduates

Case Western Reserve University is a good decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Case Western Reserve University

3

University of Dayton
Dayton, OH

72 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in business administration & management needs to look into University of Dayton. 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 business administration & management from University of Dayton

4

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

16 Annual Graduates

Kent State University at Kent is a good choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Kent State University at Kent

5

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH

12 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

6

Franklin University
Columbus, OH

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Franklin University

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	103
Michigan	149	19
Indiana	132	25
Wisconsin	108	45

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Business Administration & Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Business Administration & Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Organizational Leadership	114
General Business Administration and Management	59
Operations Management	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Resource Management	3
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	3
Accounting	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.