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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

52 Colleges
$18,488 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$79,624 Avg Salary

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value 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 value experiences for business administration students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found University of Management and Technology to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

University of Management and Technology graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Management and Technology also took the #1 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Out of the 52 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 a year.

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#3

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of the Cumberlands is a great value for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of the Cumberlands Report

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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#5

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Gardner - Webb University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Boiling Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 a year.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Gardner - Webb University

#6

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lynchburg is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Lynchburg Report

With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $30,858 in tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Virginia - 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 #8 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $33,520 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#9

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

Hampton 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. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hampton.

Hampton graduate students pay an average of $13,134 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Hampton University Report

#10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

UF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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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.

  • 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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