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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$36,121 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,673 Avg Salary

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 Value Business & Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for general business students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value 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 value for your educational dollar.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Business & Commerce

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in the Southeast Region for general business/commerce students working on their doctor’s degree. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Virginia Tech

#2

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Emory University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Emory graduate students pay an average of $45,684 in tuition and fees each year.

Emory also claimed a spot on our Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full General Business/Commerce at Emory University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgia State are $24,790 a year.

Full General Business/Commerce at Georgia State University Report

#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their doctor’s degree. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

Florida State graduate students pay an average of $26,707 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Business/Commerce at Florida State University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Virginia Commonwealth University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their doctor’s degree. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VCU are $29,546 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, VCU also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

With a ranking of #6, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their doctor’s degree. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UK are $33,548 per year.

Full General Business/Commerce at University of Kentucky Report

Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general business/commerce programs. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Tulane graduate students pay an average of $61,130 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Business/Commerce at Tulane University of Louisiana 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.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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