by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended General Business Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Business/Commerce is the 16th most popular major in the country with 56,042 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Business Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. To top this list, a school must have a successful general business/commerce program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Business Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended General Business Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general business degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Full Georgia State University General Business/Commerce Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended General Business Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 8 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Virginia Tech
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended General Business Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #3 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 6 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate list. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 5 doctorate’s general business 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Business Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Florida State
University of Kentucky came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Business Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate ranking. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 86%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at University of Kentucky
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended General Business Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s general business 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%.
Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Virginia Commonwealth University
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