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

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Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Doctor's Degree School for You

General Business/Commerce is the #31 most popular major in the country with 9,137 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Business & Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Business & Commerce

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our analysis found Emory University to be the best school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Business/Commerce at Emory University Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Virginia Tech

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Georgia State University

#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Southeast Region . Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Southeast Region . UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Full General Business/Commerce at University of Kentucky Report

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Full General Business/Commerce at Tulane University of Louisiana Report

Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

Full General Business/Commerce at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 160
Florida 559
Georgia 373
Tennessee 176
Kentucky 1,422
Louisiana 138
Alabama 35
South Carolina 123
Arkansas 30
West Virginia 275

One of 20 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to General Business

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).
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