2023 Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 the Plains States Region of the U.S.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 166 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 63% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Capella University are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 27% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UMN Twin Cities. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 29% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at WUSTL. During the 2019-2020 year, about 72% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Ames, Iowa, the large public school handed out 20 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 20% of those degree recipients were women.
Iowa State 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 54% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business programs. Located in Columbia, Missouri, the large public school handed out 17 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Mizzou. 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.
Kansas State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business programs. Kansas State University is a large public school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 17 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 35% were women.
One thing to take note of is that K -State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Creighton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 17 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Creighton. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 17% were women.
UMSL 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 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Bellevue University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 40% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Bellevue University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #11, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree. This large public school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
UNL 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 48% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Iowa landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business programs. University of Iowa is a large public school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Iowa. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 7 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
One thing to take note of is that North Dakota State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 20% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Saint Ambrose University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at St. Ambrose University, 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 15% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SMU MN. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #16, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 3 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
KU 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 69% took at least some of their classes online.
Metropolitan State University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Metro State. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #17, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
UMKC 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 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Webster University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Webster does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 61% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Maharishi International University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fairfield, Iowa, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since MIU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
Saint Louis University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SLU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Hamline University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Hamline 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 78% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 22 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%.
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