by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 business/managerial economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in business/managerial economics. To top this list, a school must have a successful business/managerial economics program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree managerial economics students.
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 Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Virginia State University is a small school located in Petersburg, Virginia that handed out 14 masters’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at Virginia State University
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at University of Southern Mississippi
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 5 masters’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Troy, Alabama, and it awarded 5 masters’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 4 masters’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 University of Central Florida Business/Managerial Economics Report
University of Miami ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. 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 1 masters’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Clark Atlanta University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. CAU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 1 masters’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 210 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
With a ranking of #8, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 36 masters’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 masters’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on Business/Managerial Economics at Virginia Commonwealth University
Georgia State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Business/Managerial Economics at Georgia State University
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #8, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s managerial economics degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.
Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Business/Managerial Economics Report
Auburn University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s managerial economics degrees to 3 students 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.
With a ranking of #8, University of New Orleans did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Managerial Economics Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 5 masters’s managerial economics degrees in 2020-2021.
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