2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 11,008 people earned their degree in entrepreneurial studies, making the major the 117th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, entrepreneurial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,665 and had an average of $25,440 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,738 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,867 and $24,636 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 632 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 41 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in entrepreneurial studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent entrepreneurial studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the entrepreneurial studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. American Public University System is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 23 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students list, American Military University has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American Public University System is $10,222 for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 93 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students per year to attend Florida State.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 41 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 20 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
UCA also made our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #19. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Arkansas is $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend WCU is $13,722 for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
Out of the 41 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students list, USF Tampa has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, 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.
Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
KSU Georgia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students per year to attend KSU Georgia.
Jackson State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Jackson State is a public institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,484 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students per year to attend Jackson State.
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Mississippi College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Clinton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
MC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi College is $17,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNC Greensboro is $12,748 for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
With a ranking of #10, John Brown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students list, JBU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for John Brown University is $21,963 for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship 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 student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
West Virginia University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. WVU is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 16 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
WVU also made our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University is $12,983 for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
University of Mississippi came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students list, Ole Miss has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,016 for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students per year to attend University of Mississippi.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Point University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Point is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Point, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,187 for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students per year to attend Point University.
The University of Tampa came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.
UT also took the #4 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT is $30,990 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,465 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students per year to attend Louisiana State University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Louisiana State University
Auburn University at Montgomery ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University at Montgomery is a medium-sized public school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 7 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Auburn University at Montgomery is $13,987 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.
Middle Tennessee State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Middle Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.
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Ouachita Baptist University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Ouachita Baptist is $19,815 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.
Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Ouachita Baptist University
Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. TNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,499 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students per year to attend Trevecca Nazarene University.
Mercer University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mercer, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mercer University is $21,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Mercer University
Elon University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Elon is a medium-sized school located in Elon, North Carolina that handed out 33 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
Elon also made our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Elon University is $37,230 for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Samford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.
Samford also made our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Samford University is $29,673 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Entrepreneurship students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Western Kentucky University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 9 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for WKU is $11,962 for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
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Georgia State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Georgia State University is $13,953 for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
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Charleston Southern University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 5 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend CSU is $17,804 for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
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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%.
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- *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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