2023 Best Schools in the Southeast Region
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 264 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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Top Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for students working on their degree.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Schools in the Southeast Region list.
The excellent programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Southeast Region .
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Schools in the Southeast Region list.
The excellent programs at University of Management and Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Southeast Region .
Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #7 on the list.
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With a ranking of #8, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Emory University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Berry College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
North Carolina State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Auburn University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
With a ranking of #13, William & Mary did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
With a ranking of #14, James Madison University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
George Mason University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Christopher Newport University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
With a ranking of #17, Piedmont College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Elon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #18 on the list.
University of Georgia came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Belmont University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Schools in the Southeast Region list.
University of Florida ranked #21 on this year’s Best Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Sewanee - The University of the South came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach ranked #23 on this year’s Best Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Clemson University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
Shenandoah University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Rest of the Top 15% Best Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
Not only did these schools make the top 40 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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These schools also performed well in our best schools ranking:
| Rank | School | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL |
| 42 | Radford University | Radford, VA |
| 43 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA |
| 44 | Milligan University | Milligan College, TN |
| 45 | Covenant College | Lookout Mountain, GA |
| 46 | Bellarmine University | Louisville, KY |
| 47 | John Brown University | Siloam Springs, AR |
| 48 | University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, VA |
| 49 | University of West Alabama | Livingston, AL |
| 50 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | Columbia, SC |
| 51 | University of West Georgia | Carrollton, GA |
| 52 | Wheeling University | Wheeling, WV |
| 53 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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