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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Management and Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges by State

Explore the best business administration and management colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,852
Virginia 11,308
North Carolina 10,472
Florida 18,071
Tennessee 6,169
Kentucky 2,692
South Carolina 4,017
Louisiana 5,195
Arkansas 2,031
Alabama 7,031
Mississippi 2,589
West Virginia 4,631

One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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