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2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$82,955 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business, management and marketing majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 43% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Out of the 17 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 45% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#3

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Charleston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Charleston, UC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UC, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Out of the 17 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Management and Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

Women make up 39% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#5

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

Out of the 17 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Leo University landed the # 5 spot on the list. St. Leo University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo.

About 62% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Shreveport.

Of the 13 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Louisiana State University - Shreveport, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#7

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

Johnson University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Johnson University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Knoxville.

Women make up 13% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#8

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #8, Sullivan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

About 43% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 57% are male.

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South University’s online programs landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 75% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#10

St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens, FL

With a ranking of #10, St. Thomas University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Miami Gardens, STU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online business, management and marketing colleges 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

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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 17 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.

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