2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,726 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 81 colleges that offered a degree in general business/commerce. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general business/commerce programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - Virginia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Arlington, Virginia, and it awarded 418 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
Strayer University - Virginia also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $24,041 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general business students per year to attend Strayer University - Virginia.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for American Public University System is $10,222 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general business students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
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Out of the 81 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
Cumberlands not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,894 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Business students per year to attend Cumberlands.
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Out of the 81 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Georgia landed the #4 spot on the list. Strayer University - Georgia is a medium-sized school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 342 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
Strayer University - Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $23,034 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general business students per year to attend Strayer University - Georgia.
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Out of the 81 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 152 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
Strayer University - Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.
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Strayer University - North Carolina ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - North Carolina is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Morrisville, North Carolina. It awarded 209 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Strayer University - North Carolina, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Strayer University - North Carolina is $22,816 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general business students.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 271 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
The low 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Central Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 527 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, 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.
Strayer University - South Carolina ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 118 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - South Carolina is $22,867 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of Central Arkansas landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general business students per year to attend University of Central Arkansas.
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With a ranking of #11, DeVry University - Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. DeVry University - Florida is located in Miramar, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s general business degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree general business students list, DeVry University - Florida has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DeVry University - Florida is $31,501 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general business students.
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Florida State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree general business students list, Florida State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general business students per year to attend Florida State.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #13, Henderson State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Arkadelphia, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,270 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Business students per year to attend Henderson State University.
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Strayer University - Tennessee ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 106 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Tennessee is $22,257 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general business students.
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With a ranking of #15, Herzing University - Birmingham did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $26,680 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general business students per year to attend Herzing University - Birmingham.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #16, Delta State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Delta State University is a small school located in Cleveland, Mississippi that handed out 26 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Delta State University is $13,132 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
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Georgia Gwinnett College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Lawrenceville, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 359 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Georgia Gwinnett College is $12,292 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general business students.
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Strayer University - Alabama ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general business degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Strayer University - Alabama is $24,593 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tifton, Georgia, this small public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,933 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Business students per year to attend ABAC Tifton.
With a ranking of #20, West Virginia University Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Beckley, West Virginia, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
West Virginia University Tech also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $10,569 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Business students per year to attend West Virginia University Tech.
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With a ranking of #21, College of Coastal Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Brunswick, Georgia, this small public school awarded 76 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,990 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general business students per year to attend CCGA.
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Faulkner University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Faulkner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 89 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
Faulkner not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Faulkner is $20,715 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school situated in Magnolia, Arkansas. It awarded 74 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is $14,270 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general business students.
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With a ranking of #24, Sullivan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Sullivan University is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 44 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Sullivan University is $22,392 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
DeVry University - Georgia came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Decatur, Georgia, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - Georgia is $27,808 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Business students.
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- 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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