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

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Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree School for You

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 77 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

About 67% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

Women make up 55% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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#4

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of the Cumberlands is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

About 58% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#5

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Columbia Southern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#6

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

University of Charleston ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Charleston, UC is a private not-for-profit college 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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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Of the 32 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UF, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Of the 28 students majoring in business, management and marketing at USF Tampa, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#9

Converse College

Spartanburg, SC

Converse College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Georgia State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 48% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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

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With a ranking of #11, University of Management and Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

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

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL
14 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
15 East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 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 Amit Savargaonkar.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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