2025 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 423 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 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.

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 complete 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 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 the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region

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

10 Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Business Administration

1

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

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in business administration & management has to take a look at 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 fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

12 Annual Graduates

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

3

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

33 Annual Graduates

$117,440 Median Starting Salary

Grand Canyon University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Business Administration & Management doctor's degree recipients from Grand Canyon University get an earnings boost of approximately $17,698 above the typical income of business administration & management majors.

More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Grand Canyon University

4

University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

66 Annual Graduates

$79,258 Median Starting Salary

University of Phoenix - Arizona is a great option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in business administration & management. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the business administration program state that they receive average early career income of $79,258.

More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from University of Phoenix - Arizona

5

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

27 Annual Graduates

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

6

Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX

15 Annual Graduates

DBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Dallas.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Dallas Baptist University

7

American InterContinental University - Online
Chandler, AZ

99 Annual Graduates

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

8

The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX

16 Annual Graduates

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

9

University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX

16 Annual Graduates

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

10

Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, TX

29 Annual Graduates

$97,739 Median Starting Salary

OLLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Antonio.

After graduation, business administration doctorate recipients usually make an average of $97,739 in their early careers.

More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Our Lady of the Lake University

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	165	124
Arizona	119	183
Oklahoma	92	24
New Mexico	59	8

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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	321
Organizational Leadership	101
Interior Design Management	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	29
General Business/Commerce	18
Hospitality Management	17
Management Information Systems	16
Human Resource Management	9
Finance & Financial Management	7
Accounting	6
International Business	6
Business/Managerial Economics	3
Marketing	3

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.