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2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

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 Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 55,749 people earned their degree in general business/commerce, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. 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.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 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.

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 $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Emory University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 5 doctorate’s general business 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #2 spot on the 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 University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Florida State General Business/Commerce Report

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#4 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the 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 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.

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#4

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Tulane University of Louisiana is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s general business degrees to qualified students.

Tulane also took the #3 spot 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 $30-$48k list. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s general business degrees to qualified students.

UK also took 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.

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#6

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

University of the Cumberlands came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 4 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree general business students whose families make $30-$48k list, Cumberlands has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Cumberlands are $4,582, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Virginia Commonwealth University 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 Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, 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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