by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 63 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for organizational leadership students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,593 degrees in organizational leadership to qualified students.
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The organizational leadership program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Organizational Leadership rankings. We derive our Best Overall Organizational Leadership School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Organizational Leadership Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the organizational leadership degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It is difficult to beat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you want to pursue a degree in organizational leadership. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.More information about a degree in organizational leadership from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Miami is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in organizational leadership. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.
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Every student pursuing a degree in organizational leadership has to check out Liberty University. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #265 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 238 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.
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It's hard to beat Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide if you wish to pursue a degree in organizational leadership. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Daytona Beach.
There were approximately 45 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Worldwide in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia Southern University is a great university overall.
There were about 281 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Columbia Southern University in the most recent year we have data available.
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JBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Siloam Springs. This university ranks 6th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 24 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at JBU in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #688 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.
There were roughly 64 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 31st out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 15 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Queens in the most recent data year.
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Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #492 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WVU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at WVU in the most recent data year.
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Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 196 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year.
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Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Winchester. A Best Colleges rank of #337 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Shenandoah is a great university overall.
There were about 1 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.More information about a degree in organizational leadership from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Here are some additional great schools for Organizational Leadership students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Organizational Leadership Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Athens State University | Athens, AL |
| 14 | North Carolina Wesleyan College | Rocky Mount, NC |
| 15 | Harding University | Searcy, AR |
| 16 | Thomas More University | Crestview Hills, KY |
| 17 | Anderson University South Carolina | Anderson, SC |
| 18 | Florida Institute of Technology - Online | Melbourne, FL |
| 19 | Mercer University | Macon, GA |
| 20 | Trevecca Nazarene University | Nashville, TN |
| 21 | Charleston Southern University | Charleston, SC |
Explore the best organizational leadership colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 715 | 292 |
| North Carolina | 710 | 218 |
| Georgia | 690 | 260 |
| Virginia | 630 | 186 |
| Tennessee | 624 | 542 |
| South Carolina | 530 | 123 |
| Kentucky | 518 | 309 |
| Mississippi | 501 | 9 |
| Alabama | 500 | 353 |
| Louisiana | 489 | 14 |
| Arkansas | 466 | 146 |
| West Virginia | 410 | 346 |
One of 16 majors within the Business Administration & Management area of study, Organizational Leadership has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business Administration and Management | 85,794 |
| Interior Design Management | 5,764 |
| Supply Chain Management | 3,771 |
| Operations Management | 2,082 |
| Office Administration | 1,363 |
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | 659 |
| Project Management | 607 |
| Transportation/Mobility Management | 239 |
| Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management | 171 |
| E-Commerce | 66 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.
