by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 5,667 people earned their degree in business/managerial economics, making the major the 119th most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in business/managerial economics. That schools that top this list have a program in business/managerial economics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The managerial economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region. Virginia State University is a public institution located in Petersburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s managerial economics students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Southern Mississippi Business/Managerial Economics Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the #3 spot on the list. Troy University is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark Atlanta University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. CAU is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 1 masters’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #5 spot on the list. West Virginia University is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 5 masters’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of Miami ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 1 masters’s managerial economics degrees 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.
Georgia State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 69 degrees to qualified masters’s managerial economics students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at Georgia State University
With a ranking of #8, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 0 masters’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Business/Managerial Economics Report
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 63 masters’s managerial 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 ranking of #8, Auburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at Auburn University
With a ranking of #8, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s managerial economics degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at Mississippi State University
With a ranking of #8, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s managerial economics degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Business/Managerial Economics Report
University of Georgia ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 210 degrees to qualified masters’s managerial economics students 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 #8, University of New Orleans did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region list. UNO is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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