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2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in the Southeast Region

40 Colleges
$43,048 Avg Salary
$30,132 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce 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 Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Our analysis found Campbellsville University to be the most popular school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full General Business/Commerce at Campbellsville University Report

The excellent programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Southeast Region . UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great place for general business/commerce students. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

Full General Business/Commerce at Northern Kentucky University Report

The excellent programs at Georgia 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 . Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

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

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#6

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

With a ranking of #6, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

With a ranking of #8, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general business/commerce students. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Full General Business/Commerce at University of Kentucky Report

Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

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Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general business/commerce programs. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce schools 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 26 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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