SEATTLE, Dec. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Online business education and career guide Top Management Degrees (http://www.topmanagementdegrees.com/) has published a ranking of the 50 best doctorate programs in business management: http://www.topmanagementdegrees.com/rankings/best-doctorate-in-business-management-2016/
The data for this ranking was derived from the most recent and publicly available sources, including the U.S. News & World Report, the Princeton Review, and the National Center for Education Statistics. Schools were ranked based on accreditation, prestige, estimated cost, student satisfaction, and business management curriculum, with each criterion given equal weight.
The University of South Florida's Muma College of Business, Tampa, FL came in first, followed by Harvard University Business School, Boston, MA, and the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business, Gainesville, FL.
Other schools making the list include (alphabetically ordered):
Alliant International University School Of Management – San Diego, California
Anderson University Falls School of Business – Anderson, Indiana
Argosy University Graduate School of Business and Management – Orange, California
Benedictine University College of Business – Lisle, Illinois
California International Business University – San Diego, California
California Miramar University School of Business and Management – San Diego, California
Capella University School of Business and Technology – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management – Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland State University Monte Ahuja College of Business – Cleveland, Ohio
Creighton University Heider College of Business – Omaha, Nebraska
DePaul University Driehaus College of Business – Chicago, Illinois
Florida Institute of Technology Nathan M. Bisk College of Business – Melbourne, Florida
George Fox University School of Business – Newberg, Oregon
Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business – Atlanta, Georgia
Globe University Minnesota School of Business – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Golden Gate University Edward S. Ageno School of Business – San Francisco, California
Grand Canyon University Colangelo College of Business – Phoenix, Arizona
International School of Management – New York, New York
Jacksonville University Davis College of Business – Jacksonville, Florida
Keiser University Graduate School – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Kennesaw State University Coles College of Business – Kennesaw, Georgia
Liberty University School of Business – Lynchburg, Virginia
Lincoln University – Oakland, California
Louisiana Tech University College of Business – Ruston, Louisiana
Metropolitan State University College of Management – Minneapolis, Minnesota
National Graduate School of Quality Management – Falmouth, Massachusetts
Northwestern Polytechnic University School of Business and Information Technology – Fremont, California
Pace University Lubin School of Business – New York, New York
Pacific States University College of Business – Los Angeles, California
Philadelphia University School of Continuing and Professional Studies – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rollins College Crummer Graduate School of Business – Winter Park, Florida
Sacred Heart University Jack Welch College of Business – Fairfield, Connecticut
Saint Leo University Donald R. Tapia School of Business – Saint Leo, Florida
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Graduate School of Business and Technology – Winona, Minnesota
St. Ambrose University College of Business – Davenport, Iowa
Temple University Fox School of Business – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
University of Dallas Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business – Irving, Texas
University of Maryland University College Graduate School – Adelphi, Maryland
University of Northern Virginia School of Management – Annandale, Virginia
University of Phoenix School of Business – Phoenix, Arizona
University of South Alabama Mitchell College of Business – Mobile, Alabama
University of the Incarnate Word H-E-B School of Business & Administration – San Antonio, Texas
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College of Business and Economics – Whitewater, Wisconsin
Washington University in St. Louis Olin Business School – St. Louis, Missouri
Webster University Walker School of Business and Technology – Webster Groves, Missouri
Westcliff University College of Business – Irvine, California
Wilmington University College of Business – New Castle, Delaware
Tammie Cagle, Editor of Top Management Degrees, explains, "A professional doctoral degree is equivalent to a PhD, but is more practical and applicable in the business world." A doctoral degree in business management gives individuals a competitive advantage in an MBA-saturated climate. This ranking should serve as a tool for assisting business management professionals in finding the program that will differentiate them from their peers as knowledgeable and skilled leaders.
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