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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 131,555 degrees and certificates were awarded to business administration and management students, making the major the most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the business administration doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Southeast Region . Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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Out of the 52 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Management and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in the Southeast Region . University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 4,501
Florida 6,459
Georgia 2,352
North Carolina 3,290
Tennessee 2,285
Kentucky 1,040
Louisiana 3,270
Alabama 3,064
South Carolina 1,189
Mississippi 1,096
Arkansas 469
West Virginia 1,201

Business Administration & Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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