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2024 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Southeast Region

60 Colleges in the Southeast Region
4,127 Entrepreneurship Degrees Awarded
$35,750 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in entrepreneurial studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #120 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 60 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of entrepreneurial studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,127 degrees in entrepreneurial studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Entrepreneurial Studies School

Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Southeast Region The entrepreneurship program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Entrepreneurial Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for entrepreneurial studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Entrepreneurial Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Entrepreneurship
Bachelor's Degrees in Entrepreneurship
Master's Degrees in Entrepreneurship
Doctor's Degrees in Entrepreneurship

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 the Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Southeast Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Entrepreneurial Studies in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the entrepreneurship degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Entrepreneurship

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Entrepreneurship Degrees Awarded
22.9% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Miami if you wish to pursue a degree in entrepreneurial studies. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were about 35 entrepreneurial studies students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available. Those entrepreneurial studies students who get their degree from University of Miami make $11,414 more than the typical entrepreneurship grad.

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NC
10.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a degree in entrepreneurial studies. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 10 entrepreneurial studies students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
83 Entrepreneurship Degrees Awarded

Florida State University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in entrepreneurial studies. Florida State is a very large public university located in the city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 83 entrepreneurial studies students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.

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Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type
183 Entrepreneurship Degrees Awarded
26.2% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Georgia if you wish to pursue a degree in entrepreneurial studies. UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.More information about a degree in entrepreneurial studies from University of Georgia

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$30,024 Median Starting Salary
$20,500 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in entrepreneurial studies has to look into Belmont University. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.

There were roughly 26 entrepreneurial studies students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the entrepreneurship program state that they receive average early career wages of $30,024.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon. A Best Colleges rank of #235 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Elon is a great university overall.

There were approximately 29 entrepreneurial studies students who graduated with this degree at Elon in the most recent year we have data available.

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Samford University
Birmingham, AL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL

Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Samford is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 entrepreneurial studies students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
100 Entrepreneurship Degrees Awarded
11.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 100 entrepreneurial studies students who graduated with this degree at UT in the most recent data year. Entrepreneurial Studies degree recipients from The University of Tampa receive an earnings boost of about $3,812 over the typical earnings of entrepreneurial studies graduates.

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In FL
52.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NUS Florida is a great university overall.

There were about 25 entrepreneurial studies students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
52 Entrepreneurship Degrees Awarded

UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Charlotte. This university ranks 6th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 52 entrepreneurial studies students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Entrepreneurial Studies students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
10 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
11 Lynn University Boca Raton, FL
12 Rollins College Winter Park, FL
13 Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN
14 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
15 Miami Dade College Miami, FL

Best Entrepreneurial Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best entrepreneurial studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 64
Florida 282 463
North Carolina 279 224
Virginia 274 2
Tennessee 269 61
South Carolina 248 9
Kentucky 244 18
Louisiana 242 7
Mississippi 234 18
Arkansas 234 26
Alabama 233 16
West Virginia 207 89

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One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Entrepreneurial Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Entrepreneurship Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Entrepreneurship 3,021
Small Business Administration/Management 1,047
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations 23
Social Entrepreneurship 21
Franchising and Franchise Operations 15

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Majors Similar to Entrepreneurship

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 106,557
Accounting 24,444
Marketing 14,428
General Business/Commerce 13,506
Finance & Financial Management 13,324
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 7,905
Hospitality Management 6,049
Business Support & Assistant Services 5,453
Human Resource Management 3,740
Management Information Systems 3,355

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