2025 Best General Business/Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

a doctor's degree in general business/commerce is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #76 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general business/commerce. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 doctor's degrees in general business/commerce during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general business/commerce students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general business/commerce 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt general business/commerce 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 general business/commerce related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Business/Commerce Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Business/Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Business/Commerce in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Business

1

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

10 Annual Graduates

Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general business/commerce. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington.More information about a doctorate in general business/commerce from Indiana University - Bloomington

2

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

14 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general business/commerce. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general business/commerce from University of Wisconsin - Madison

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	7
Indiana	132	6
Wisconsin	108	14

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General Business/Commerce Related Rankings by Major

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

General Business Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	28

Most Popular Majors Related to General Business

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	418
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	38
Human Resource Management	28
Accounting	10
Hospitality Management	6
Finance & Financial Management	5
Marketing	3
Management Information Systems	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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich. More about our data sources and methodologies.