by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Organizational Leadership is the 57th most popular major in the country with 15,171 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,185 organizational leadership graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 109 colleges that offer a degree in organizational leadership. To top this list, a school must have a successful organizational leadership program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Charleston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region list. UC is a small school located in Charleston, West Virginia that handed out 333 ’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Organizational Leadership at University of Charleston
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region. Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 311 ’s organizational leadership degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Organizational Leadership at Columbia Southern University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bethel University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in McKenzie, Tennessee, and it awarded 188 ’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 263 ’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 126 ’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 115 ’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Organizational Leadership at Southeastern University
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region list. UAFS is a medium-sized school located in Fort Smith, Arkansas that handed out 118 ’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Organizational Leadership at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Valdosta State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Valdosta State University is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 100 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 97 diplomas to qualified ’s organizational leadership students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Organizational Leadership at Trevecca Nazarene University
North Carolina Wesleyan College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina Wesleyan College is a small school located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina that handed out 78 ’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of the Cumberlands landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of the Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 69 ’s organizational leadership degrees to qualified students.
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Union University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 ’s organizational leadership degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s organizational leadership degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Organizational Leadership at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide
With a ranking of #14, Strayer University - Virginia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Virginia is located in Arlington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 ’s organizational leadership degrees to qualified students.
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Bluefield College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Bluefield, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 44 degrees to qualified ’s organizational leadership students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Lipscomb University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 48 ’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of West Georgia came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Carrollton, Georgia. It awarded 35 ’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Organizational Leadership at University of West Georgia
ECPI University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. ECPI University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 34 ’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
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John Brown University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and it awarded 30 ’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Coker University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region list. Coker University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hartsville, South Carolina. It awarded 29 ’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
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Palm Beach Atlantic University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Palm Beach Atlantic University is a small school located in West Palm Beach, Florida that handed out 26 ’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Organizational Leadership at Palm Beach Atlantic University
Florida Institute of Technology - Online ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Institute of Technology - Online is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Melbourne, Florida. It awarded 26 ’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
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Anderson University South Carolina landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Anderson, South Carolina, and it awarded 26 ’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Organizational Leadership at Anderson University South Carolina
University of Miami landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified ’s organizational leadership students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Organizational Leadership at University of Miami
Converse College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Organizational Leadership Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 25 degrees to qualified ’s organizational leadership students in 2020-2021.
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