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

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking.

General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 55,749 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

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” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree general business students.

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

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Williamsburg, Kentucky 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 4 students in 2019-2020.

Cumberlands not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at University of the Cumberlands

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general business students in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida State University General Business/Commerce Report

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Virginia Tech

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #4 spot on the list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general business degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

VCU also took 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 VCU

#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790.

Full Georgia State General Business/Commerce Report

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at UK

#7

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Emory University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general business students 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 University are $44,676.

Full Emory University General Business/Commerce Report

#8

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. 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.

Tulane not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tulane General Business/Commerce Report

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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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