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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 55,749 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general business/commerce is the 9th most popular major in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 12,085 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general business/commerce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general business/commerce program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general business degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida State General Business/Commerce Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general business degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Virginia Tech

#3

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Emory University is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 5 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Emory

#4

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the #4 spot on the list. Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s general business degrees to qualified students.

Cumberlands did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cumberlands are $4,582, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Cumberlands

#5

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general business students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree general business students with aid list, Georgia State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Georgia State

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of Kentucky

#6 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 3 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Virginia Commonwealth University

#8

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general business degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree general business students with aid list, Tulane has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Tulane

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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