by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Business Economics is the 130th most popular major in the country with 5,667 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,802 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in business economics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their business economics 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 economics students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #1 spot on the list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s business economics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 12 doctorate’s business economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Southeast Region. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s business economics students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 3 doctorate’s business economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Georgia landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s business economics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mississippi State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s business economics students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
West Virginia University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s business economics students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 0 doctorate’s business economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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