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

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for business administration & management students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 93 doctor's degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

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

Your choice of business administration & management 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

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.

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

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on business administration & management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other business administration & management students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for business administration & management to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Business Administration & 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 Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Doctorate in Business Administration

1

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

24 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Temple University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Temple University

2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

11 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in business administration & management needs to take a look at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

3

Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

11 Annual Graduates

Thomas Jefferson University is a good option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Thomas Jefferson University

4

Eastern University
Saint Davids, PA

10 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Eastern University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in business administration & management. EU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Davids.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Eastern University

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	174	93
Maryland	119	8
New Jersey	115	26
District of Columbia	81	7
Delaware	53	40

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Rankings in Majors Related to Business Administration

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Business Administration Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	59
Organizational Leadership	32
Project Management	1
Interior Design Management	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	40
General Business/Commerce	16
Accounting	14
Finance & Financial Management	8
Hospitality Management	6
Human Resource Management	6

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.