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There are so many business programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this <nil> ranking. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Business Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region of the U.S.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for business students working on their doctor’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Duke. In 2019-2020 about 2% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business schools in the Southeast Region .
Vanderbilt does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 67% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #3 on our list.
Emory does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 66 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 does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 66 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNC Chapel Hill. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Georgia Tech. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #7, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Virginia. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UF. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech ranked #9 on this year’s list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Virginia Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Georgia ranked #10 on this year’s list.
One thing to take note of is that UGA does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 18% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #11 on this year’s list.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Knoxville, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 36% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #12, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.
Auburn does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 35% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that U Miami does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 29% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NC State. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Charleston landed the #15 spot in the rankings for the best doctor’s degree business programs.
UC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #16, University of Arkansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UARK. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #17, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Liberty University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #18, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UofSC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Clemson University landed the #19 spot in the rankings for the best doctor’s degree business programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Clemson. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list.
GMU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #21, The University of Alabama did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.
UA does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #22, Columbia Southern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.
Since the graduate programs at Columbia Southern University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
With a ranking of #23, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.
UNC Charlotte does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #24, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their doctor’s degree.
WVU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 81% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Gardner - Webb University landed the #25 spot in the rankings for the best doctor’s degree business programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Gardner - Webb. In fact, around 59% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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