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2023 Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa

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It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Iowa 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.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa
20 Total Awards
$11,404 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the most popular school in Iowa 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.

Of those students who received their degree, 20% were women.

Online graduate courses are available at Iowa State, 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 54% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
9 Total Awards
$12,065 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, the large public school handed out 9 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 33% of those degree recipients were women.

Iowa 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 33% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, Iowa
4 Total Awards
$18,640 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Ambrose University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. St. Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davenport, Iowa. 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 St. Ambrose University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 15% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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1 Total Awards
$32,530 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Maharishi International University is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree. MIU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfield, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Online graduate courses are available at MIU, 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 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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