by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 56,042 people earned their degree in general business/commerce, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,399 and had an average of $26,389 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 13,506 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,048 and $30,132 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,230 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 36 colleges that offered a degree in general business/commerce. That schools that top this list have a program in general business/commerce in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree general business students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbellsville University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Campbellsville University is a fairly large school located in Campbellsville, Kentucky that handed out 761 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in McKenzie, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 96 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #3 spot on the list. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 118 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region. West Virginia Wesleyan College is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 210 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Savannah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Savannah State University is a small school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 33 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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Spalding University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 33 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Business/Commerce at Spalding University
With a ranking of #8, Jacksonville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 54 degrees to qualified masters’s general business students in 2020-2021.
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Loyola University New Orleans landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Loyola New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
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With a ranking of #10, Henderson State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 30 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Mercer University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 101 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Charleston ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Charleston is located in Charleston, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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Belmont University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Belmont University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 75 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University at Montgomery is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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Murray State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Murray State is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 70 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Louisville ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 167 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Marshall University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Marshall University is a fairly large public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 77 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Morehead State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
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West Virginia University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 135 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Georgia State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 165 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 87 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 120 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Kentucky landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 122 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #24, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 245 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Georgia College & State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Business Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 21 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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