2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 487 schools in the Southeast Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Business, Management & Marketing
Our 2023 rankings named Florida International University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 55% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 44% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Alabama helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Southeast Region . UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.
Women make up 42% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 43% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 2,234 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UofSC, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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American Public University System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 34% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Liberty University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’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 very large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 50% are male.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
Of the 1,883 students majoring in business, management and marketing at USF Tampa, 57% are male and 43% are female.
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Virginia Tech came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
About 37% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 63% are male.
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University of Arkansas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 1,566 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UARK, 60% are male and 40% are female.
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Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 40% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 60% are male.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
Of the 1,309 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UT Knoxville, 62% are male and 38% are female.
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Florida Atlantic University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.
Of the 1,306 students majoring in business, management and marketing at FAU, 54% are male and 46% are female.
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George Mason University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 49% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 51% are male.
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University of Kentucky came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 42% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 58% are male.
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Kennesaw State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.
Of the 1,198 students majoring in business, management and marketing at KSU Georgia, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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University of Mississippi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 1,154 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Ole Miss, 62% are male and 38% are female.
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Georgia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Of the 1,122 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Georgia State, 49% are male and 51% are female.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
Women make up 39% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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University of Florida landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
About 48% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 52% are male.
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North Carolina State University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
Of the 1,051 students majoring in business, management and marketing at NC State, 59% are male and 41% are female.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.
Of the 994 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Louisiana State University, 59% are male and 41% are female.
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Columbia Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 54% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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East Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 45% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.
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Additional Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 487 different Southeast business, management and marketing schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
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 |
| 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 |
Business, Management & Marketing Related Majors
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.