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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 11,319 people earned their degree in entrepreneurial studies, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, entrepreneurial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,578 and had an average of $25,632 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,127 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,750 and $23,419 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 665 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 53 colleges that offer a degree in entrepreneurial studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in entrepreneurial studies.
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The entrepreneurship 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas Baptist College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 53 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte landed the #2 spot on the list. Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 42 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lynn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a small school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 37 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 53 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valley College-Martinsburg landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Entrepreneurial Studies at The University of Tampa
High Point University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. High Point is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in High Point, North Carolina. It awarded 27 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Rollins College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Stetson University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. Stetson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in DeLand, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Elon University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Elon, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Belmont University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Belmont is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ouachita Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Ouachita Baptist University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
Charleston Southern University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major 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 2020-2021.
Florida State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 83 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Florida State University
With a ranking of #15, University of Miami did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. U Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 35 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 ranking of #16, Jackson State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.
Samford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Samford is a medium-sized school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 8 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, 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 undergraduate students.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Arkansas came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 11 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 more about Entrepreneurial Studies at University of Central Arkansas
Point University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Point is located in West Point, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Point University
Kennesaw State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Kennesaw State University is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 29 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Entrepreneurial Studies at Kennesaw State University
With a ranking of #22, Western Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. WCU is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 12 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
Flagler College - St Augustine ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Saint Augustine, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Entrepreneurial Studies at Flagler St. Augustine
Auburn University at Montgomery ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University at Montgomery is a medium-sized school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 4 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
John Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. This small school is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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