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2022 Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Business Economics is the 121st most popular major in the country with 6,169 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,953 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in business economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the business economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business Economics in the Southeast Region

#1

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 10 doctorate’s business economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNO, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 1 doctorate’s business economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.

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#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 2 doctorate’s business economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro also made our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s business economics degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

WVU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #4 spot on the list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s business economics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 9 doctorate’s business economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

Auburn University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 7 doctorate’s business economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree business economics students list, Auburn has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#1 in overall quality

University of Miami came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. U Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami also made our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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