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With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its <nil> ranking. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
$49,941 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Rice University to be the best school for business students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas.

Rice does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business schools in Texas.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Austin. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas
$10,733 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 20 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Texas A&M College Station does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 23% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business schools in Texas.

Online graduate courses are available at Baylor, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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$35,802 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 20 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 5 spot on the list.

One thing to take note of is that SMU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 40% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
$9,518 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot in the rankings for the best doctor’s degree business programs.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Texas Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 49% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UT Dallas. In 2019-2020 about 83% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas
$8,256 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Texas landed the #8 spot in the rankings for the best doctor’s degree business programs.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNT. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas
$19,840 Average Tuition & Fees

University of the Incarnate Word landed the #9 spot in the rankings for the best doctor’s degree business programs.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UIW. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#10

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
$9,727 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.

UH does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#11

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas
$15,232 Average Tuition & Fees

Wayland Baptist University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the ranking.

One thing to take note of is that Wayland Baptist University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#12

University of Dallas

Irving, Texas

University of Dallas came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the ranking.

UD does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 42% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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$10,853 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the ranking.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UT Arlington. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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$9,479 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.

UTSA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.

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#15

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, Texas
$21,272 Average Tuition & Fees

Dallas Baptist University landed the #15 spot in the rankings for the best doctor’s degree business programs.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at DBU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 51% took at least some of their classes online.

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$8,110 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the ranking.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UT Tyler. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$8,333 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #17 spot in the rankings for the best doctor’s degree business programs.

UT Rio Grande Valley does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.

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#18

Hardin - Simmons University

Abilene, Texas
$14,870 Average Tuition & Fees

Hardin - Simmons University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list.

Hardin - Simmons does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 40% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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$7,166 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #19, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.

One thing to take note of is that UTEP does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#20

Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas
$17,490 Average Tuition & Fees

Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #20 spot in the rankings for the best doctor’s degree business programs.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at OLLU. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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