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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship in the Southeast Region

16 Ranked Colleges
250 Degrees Awarded
$30,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Entrepreneurship is the 158th most popular major in the country with 8,484 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 3,021 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 250 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in entrepreneurship. That schools that top this list have a program in entrepreneurship in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree entrepreneurial studies students.

Top 16 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship in the Southeast Region

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The University of Tampa
Tampa, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tampa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at UT

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Everglades University
Boca Raton, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Everglades University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Everglades U is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at Everglades University

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Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Adventist University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Collegedale, Tennessee, and it awarded 8 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Southern Adventist University Entrepreneurship Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 51 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this large private for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified masters’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at Full Sail University

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Nova Southeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified 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%.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at NUS Florida

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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at USF Tampa

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American Public University System
Charles Town, West Virginia

American Public University System came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. American Public University System is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 27 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at American Military University

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Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina

Meredith College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Meredith is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at Meredith

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Lenoir - Rhyne University
Hickory, North Carolina

Lenoir - Rhyne University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2020-2021.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 23 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at UF

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Brenau University
Gainesville, Georgia

Brenau University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Brenau University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gainesville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Brenau University Entrepreneurship Report

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Duke University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 7 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at Duke

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 4 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Entrepreneurship at Embry-Riddle Worldwide

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UofSC is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 4 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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%.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Entrepreneurship Report

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Stratford University
Fairfax, Virginia

Stratford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Stratford University is a private for-profit institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at Stratford University

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