by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Business/Managerial Economics is the 119th most popular major in the country with 5,667 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, business/managerial economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,707 and had an average of $21,691 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,802 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,140 and $22,712 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in business/managerial economics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their business/managerial 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 managerial economics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s managerial economics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at UT Knoxville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s managerial economics students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Miami Business/Managerial Economics Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #4 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at UNC Greensboro
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 Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at Auburn University
University of Georgia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #7, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 doctorate’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #7, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at Mississippi State
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Business/Managerial Economics Report
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