2023 Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan
A business student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in Michigan for business students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 26 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 31% were women.
U-M 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 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 23 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 43% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Michigan State. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the fairly large public school handed out 5 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 20% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WMU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 67% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Baker College is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Owosso, Michigan, and it awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
Baker College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 9 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Lawrence Technological University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Southfield, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 25% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Lawrence Tech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
Wayne State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Wayne State University is a large public school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Wayne State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Walsh College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Walsh. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Andrews University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Andrews, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 36% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Northwood University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Northwood. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
References
- 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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