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

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Managerial Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Business/Managerial Economics is the 110th most popular major in the country with 6,169 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, business/managerial economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,084 and had an average of $21,728 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,953 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,191 and $21,590 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in business/managerial economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business/managerial economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the business/managerial economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree managerial economics students.

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

#1

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #1 spot on the list. UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.

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

Full UNO Business/Managerial Economics Report

#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 Managerial Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. UNC Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UGA Business/Managerial Economics Report

#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 Managerial 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 managerial economics degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at West Virginia University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Knoxville Business/Managerial Economics Report

#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 9 doctorate’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Business/Managerial Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at The University of Alabama

#6

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Auburn University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s managerial economics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree managerial economics students list, Auburn has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Business/Managerial 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 Auburn University are $31,956.

Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at Auburn University

#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Managerial Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s managerial economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Business/Managerial 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 Miami are $40,220.

Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at University of Miami

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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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