2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

Business, Management & Marketing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #9 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of business, management & marketing. Combined, these schools handed out 238 doctor's degrees in business, management & marketing to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

Your choice of business, management & marketing for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality business, management & marketing 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 include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection 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 much a school focuses on business, management & marketing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business, management & marketing 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, management & marketing 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, management & marketing related body.

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

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Business, Management & Marketing in Florida

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

Top Florida Schools for a Doctorate in Business, Management & Marketing

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in business, management & marketing needs to take a look at University of Florida. UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from University of Florida

2

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

University of South Florida - Main Campus is a good decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from University of South Florida - Main Campus

3

Florida International University
Miami, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in business, management & marketing has to take a look at Florida International University. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Florida International University

4

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Florida Atlantic University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Florida Atlantic University

5

Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

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

6

Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

St. Leo University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the town of Saint Leo.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Saint Leo University

7

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business, management & marketing from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	29	246
Georgia	28	62
Mississippi	28	21
South Carolina	28	39
North Carolina	26	67
Kentucky	26	97
Alabama	25	68
Tennessee	25	173
Louisiana	25	35
Arkansas	23	13
West Virginia	20	37

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	224
General Business/Commerce	10
Hospitality Management	4

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 Amit Savargaonkar. More about our data sources and methodologies.