2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Doctor's Degree School for You
General Business/Commerce is the #16 most popular major in the country with 56,042 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business & Commerce Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for general business students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Business & Commerce
Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in the Southeast Region for general business/commerce students working on their doctor’s degree. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Virginia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Emory graduate students pay an average of $45,684 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Emory also is in the top 15% of our Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.
Georgia State graduate students pay an average of $24,790 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida State are $26,707 per year.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 5 spot on the list. VCU is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VCU are $29,546 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, VCU also did well on our Best Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Kentucky landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general business/commerce programs. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UK are $33,548 per year.
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Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tulane are $61,130 a year.
Request InformationBest General Business/Commerce Colleges by State
Explore the best general business/commerce schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,025 |
| Virginia | 1,437 |
| North Carolina | 494 |
| Florida | 1,813 |
| Tennessee | 664 |
| Kentucky | 2,455 |
| South Carolina | 832 |
| Louisiana | 712 |
| Arkansas | 767 |
| Alabama | 302 |
| Mississippi | 607 |
| West Virginia | 883 |
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Majors Related to General Business
One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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).
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