2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Management and Technology to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.
University of Management and Technology graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Management and Technology also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.
Columbia Southern University graduate students pay an average of $4,035 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 65 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 65 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gardner - Webb are $10,130 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Charleston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Charleston, UC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC are $16,400 a year.
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University of Lynchburg ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 a year.
Lynchburg also claimed a spot on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UNC Chapel Hill is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.
University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, Hampton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hampton.
Hampton graduate students pay an average of $13,134 in tuition and fees each year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
| 12 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech University | Ruston, LA |
Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges by State
Explore the best business, management and marketing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 19,372 |
| West Virginia | 7,145 |
| Mississippi | 6,031 |
| South Carolina | 10,000 |
| Florida | 38,945 |
| Virginia | 20,162 |
| Arkansas | 5,320 |
| Alabama | 13,789 |
| Kentucky | 8,045 |
| Georgia | 19,137 |
| Tennessee | 10,909 |
| Louisiana | 10,068 |
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Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
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.
- 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.