by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, business administration and management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,927 and had an average of $25,277 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 106,557 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,551 and $26,434 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 680 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business administration and management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular business administration and management programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 3,446 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Liberty University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region. American Public University System is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 3,257 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Full American Public University System Business Administration & Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2,450 ’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at Columbia Southern University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a public institution located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2,357 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at Louisiana State University - Shreveport
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 1,234 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full Florida International University Business Administration & Management Report
University of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 1,255 degrees to qualified ’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,139 ’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Embry-Riddle Worldwide Business Administration & Management Report
Northern Virginia Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,234 ’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Northern Virginia Community College
With a ranking of #9, Saint Leo University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Saint Leo, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,028 degrees to qualified ’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Saint Leo University
University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 898 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Wilmington Business Administration & Management Report
North Carolina State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 925 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at NC State
Belhaven University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Belhaven University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 844 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Belhaven University
Duke University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 782 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Duke University
Auburn University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 783 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Auburn
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 706 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Georgia Tech Business Administration & Management Report
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 682 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UT Knoxville Business Administration & Management Report
Valencia College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Valencia College is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5,282 ’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Valencia College
Florida Atlantic University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Atlantic University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 629 ’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Florida Atlantic University
The University of Alabama came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 605 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s business administration degrees to 592 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Emory University Business Administration & Management Report
With a ranking of #21, Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. FSCJ is a large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 1,084 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at FSCJ
Miami Dade College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region ranking. MDC is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3,824 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at Miami Dade College
East Carolina University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 624 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Business Administration & Management at East Carolina University
With a ranking of #24, Troy University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Troy University is a public institution located in Troy, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 549 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Troy University
With a ranking of #25, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business Administration Major in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 558 ’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | George Mason University | Fairfax, VA |
| 52 | Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights, KY |
| 53 | University of the Cumberlands | Williamsburg, KY |
| 54 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 55 | Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne, FL |
| 56 | Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 57 | Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth, FL |
| 58 | University of North Alabama | Florence, AL |
| 59 | Florida Gulf Coast University | Fort Myers, FL |
| 59 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 61 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL |
| 62 | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee, NC |
| 63 | Tidewater Community College | Norfolk, VA |
| 64 | Polk State College | Winter Haven, FL |
| 65 | Barry University | Miami, FL |
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA |
| 92 | ECPI University | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 93 | Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 94 | East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, TN |
| 95 | Southeastern University | Lakeland, FL |
| 96 | King University | Bristol, TN |
| 97 | North Carolina Wesleyan College | Rocky Mount, NC |
| 98 | Rollins College | Winter Park, FL |
| 98 | Lynn University | Boca Raton, FL |
| 100 | Bethel University | McKenzie, TN |
| 100 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA |
| 102 | College of Central Florida | Ocala, FL |
| 103 | Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville, TN |
| 103 | University of South Carolina - Aiken | Aiken, SC |
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