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2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Business/Commerce is the 13th most popular major in the country with 55,749 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,821 and had an average of $25,596 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 12,085 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,553 and $27,503 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.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree general business students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #1 spot on the list. Emory University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 9 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Florida State University

#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 For Those Making $0-$30k list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 12 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia Tech General Business/Commerce Report

#4

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 3 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana General Business/Commerce Report

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general business students in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at University of Kentucky

#6

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of the Cumberlands did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Cumberlands also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Cumberlands are $4,582.

Full University of the Cumberlands General Business/Commerce Report

#6 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. VCU is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228.

Full VCU General Business/Commerce Report

#8

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

Georgia State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s general business degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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