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University of Rochester leads the 50 Public PhD Business & Management universities in the United States at #236 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come University of Notre Dame (QS World #294) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (QS World #494). Across the whole list there are 78 courses to choose from.
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7 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #236 (University of Rochester) to #575 (University of South Carolina); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Rochester has the largest research record in this group, with 16,193,085 citations and an h-index of 1,037. 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 50 public to 0 private institutions. By location, New York (1) and Texas (1) account for the most of those we can place. East Texas A&M University is the largest, with 9,912 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Business & Management (77) and Business Administration (MBA) (1). The usual length is 4–6 years and 3 years. 86% are full-time and 8 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake). National University offers the widest choice, with 8 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. CUNY Graduate School and University Center is the least expensive at USD 15,185 a year and East Texas A&M University the most at USD 22,326; the middle of the range is about USD 22,326. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Rochester (QS World #236), University of Notre Dame (QS World #294) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (QS World #494) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, CUNY Graduate School and University Center is the least expensive at about USD 15,185 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
50 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4–6 years, with 3 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then.
8 of these courses are listed as online.
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