by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Business Administration & Management is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 416,590 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, business administration and management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,927 and had an average of $25,277 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 106,557 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,551 and $26,434 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 766 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 67 colleges that offered a degree in business administration and management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their business administration and management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree business administration students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Converse College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Management and Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region. University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit institution located in Arlington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 126 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 8 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 78 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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South University, Savannah ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. South University, Savannah is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full South University, Savannah Business Administration & Management Report
Beulah Heights University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. BHU is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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Gardner - Webb University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Gardner - Webb is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Gardner - Webb University Business Administration & Management Report
Rollins College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Rollins is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Rollins
University of Lynchburg landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Lynchburg
Jacksonville University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jacksonville University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a small school located in Wake Forest, North Carolina that handed out 5 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sullivan University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Sullivan University is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 7 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Full Sullivan University Business Administration & Management Report
Saint Leo University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Saint Leo, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified doctorate’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
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Columbia Southern University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large school located in Orange Beach, Alabama that handed out 42 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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East Tennessee State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified doctorate’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
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Liberty University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 92 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized school located in Shreveport, Louisiana that handed out 13 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Hampton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Hampton University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampton, Virginia. It awarded 3 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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St. Thomas University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Miami Gardens, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s business administration degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Jackson State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jackson State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 4 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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South University’s online programs came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 doctorate’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at UNC Charlotte
Barry University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s business administration degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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Louisiana Tech University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 5 doctorate’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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