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2023 Best 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

In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees and certificates were awarded to business, management and marketing students, making the major the 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 65 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

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

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

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

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#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Management and Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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With a ranking of #7, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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#9

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
11 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
12 Auburn University Auburn, AL
13 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL

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
North Carolina 19,372
West Virginia 7,145
South Carolina 10,000
Florida 38,945
Virginia 20,162
Arkansas 5,320
Mississippi 6,031
Louisiana 10,068
Alabama 13,789
Kentucky 8,045
Georgia 19,137
Tennessee 10,909

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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