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2022 Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,169 people earned their degree in business economics, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,953 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in business economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the business economics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree business economics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business Economics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s business economics degrees to qualified students.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s business economics degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Business Economics at WVU

#3

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #3 spot on the list. UNO is a medium-sized school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 10 doctorate’s business economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNO, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678.

Read more about Business Economics at UNO

#4

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #4 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s business economics degrees to qualified students.

UNC Greensboro also made our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918.

Read full report on Business Economics at UNC Greensboro

#5

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #5 spot on the list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s business economics degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956.

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#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

The University of Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s business economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940.

Read full report on Business Economics at The University of Alabama

#4 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 4 doctorate’s business economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798.

Read full report on Business Economics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#1 in overall quality

University of Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Business Economics Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s business economics students in 2019-2020.

U Miami also made our “Best Business Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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