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2024 Best Organizational Leadership Schools in the Southeast Region

68 Colleges in the Southeast Region
3,185 Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded
Organizational Leadership is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #57 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 68 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Organizational Leadership Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,185 degrees in organizational leadership during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Organizational Leadership School

Best Organizational Leadership Schools in the Southeast Region The organizational leadership program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Organizational Leadership rankings. We derive our Best Overall Organizational Leadership School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Organizational Leadership
Bachelor's Degrees in Organizational Leadership
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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 Best Organizational Leadership Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Organizational Leadership in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the organizational leadership degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Organizational Leadership

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN
126 Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded

Vanderbilt University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in organizational leadership. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 126 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL
42.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Miami is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in organizational leadership. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were about 26 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
311 Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Columbia Southern University if you want to pursue a degree in organizational leadership. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia Southern University is a great university overall.

There were about 311 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Columbia Southern University in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
51 Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide if you want to pursue a degree in organizational leadership. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

There were approximately 51 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Worldwide in the most recent year we have data available.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In VA

Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #352 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 29 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TN
48 Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded

Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #577 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.

There were approximately 48 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WV
333 Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Charleston, UC is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of West Virginia.

There were approximately 333 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC
53.8% Growth in Graduates

Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Anderson. This university ranks 9th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 26 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University South Carolina in the most recent year we have data available.

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Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #415 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mercer is a great university overall.More information about a degree in organizational leadership from Mercer University

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Samford University
Birmingham, AL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AL
18.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Samford is a great university overall.

There were about 11 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent year we have data available.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Organizational Leadership students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Organizational Leadership Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY
12 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
12 Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL
13 John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR
13 Belhaven University Jackson, MS
14 Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN
15 Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC
16 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
16 Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN
17 Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL

Best Organizational Leadership Colleges by State

Explore the best organizational leadership schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 292
North Carolina 710 218
Georgia 690 260
Virginia 630 186
Tennessee 624 542
South Carolina 530 123
Kentucky 518 309
Mississippi 501 9
Alabama 500 353
Louisiana 489 14
Arkansas 466 146
West Virginia 410 346

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One of 16 majors within the Business Administration & Management area of study, Organizational Leadership has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management 87,589
Interior Design Management 6,139
Supply Chain Management 3,689
Operations Management 2,375
Office Administration 1,883
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 580
Project Management 469
Transportation/Mobility Management 284
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 161
Science/Technology Management 75

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