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2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$82,955 Avg Salary

With 226,882 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, business, management and marketing is the #2 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business, management and marketing majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Out of the 17 online programs at 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 town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 45% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#3

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Charleston is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Charleston, UC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UC, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Management and Technology is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their online doctor’s degree. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

Women make up 39% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#5

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Saint Leo University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in the Southeast Region . St. Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Leo.

About 62% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 38% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Shreveport.

Of the 13 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Louisiana State University - Shreveport, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#7

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

Johnson University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Johnson University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Knoxville.

Women make up 13% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#8

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #8, Sullivan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

About 43% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 57% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, South University’s online programs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 75% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#10

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

St. Thomas University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens, STU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online business, management and marketing schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,604
Florida 10,641
North Carolina 6,200
Virginia 6,276
Tennessee 3,234
Georgia 4,603
South Carolina 2,077
Louisiana 4,370
West Virginia 1,895
Kentucky 2,845
Arkansas 731
Alabama 4,164

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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 Amit Savargaonkar.

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