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2023 Most Popular 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Business & Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Business/Commerce program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for general business majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for general business/commerce students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 45% of the general business majors at the school.

Full General Business/Commerce at Georgia State University Report

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

Of the 8 students majoring in general business at Virginia Tech, 88% are male and 13% are female.

Full General Business/Commerce at Virginia Tech Report

#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general business/commerce schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in general business at Emory, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full General Business/Commerce at Emory University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tulane University of Louisiana is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their doctor’s degree. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Women make up 20% of the general business majors at the school.

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#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for general business/commerce students working on their doctor’s degree. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

About 33% of the students majoring in general business at the school are women while 67% are male.

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

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general business/commerce programs. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Women make up 50% of the general business majors at the school.

Full General Business/Commerce at University of Kentucky Report

Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general business/commerce students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

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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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