by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Entrepreneurship is the 158th most popular major in the country with 8,911 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,297 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 717 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 44 colleges that offer a degree in entrepreneurship. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in entrepreneurship.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas Baptist College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Arkansas Baptist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lynn University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region. UT is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 79 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, High Point University landed the #4 spot on the list. High Point University is located in High Point, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stetson University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Located in DeLand, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Elon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Elon, North Carolina. It awarded 42 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lenoir - Rhyne University is located in Hickory, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Read full report on Entrepreneurship at Lenoir - Rhyne University
Belmont University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ouachita Baptist University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Ouachita Baptist University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 3 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Charleston Southern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 99 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Jackson State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 10 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Samford University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 24 students in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Entrepreneurship Report
University of Central Arkansas landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UCA is a medium-sized public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Point University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in West Point, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Kennesaw State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Kennesaw State University is a large school located in Kennesaw, Georgia that handed out 17 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Entrepreneurship at Kennesaw State University
Western Carolina University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Cullowhee, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn University at Montgomery is a medium-sized public school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 5 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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John Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 12 bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Full Middle Tennessee State University Entrepreneurship Report
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, American Public University System did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 42 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full American Public University System Entrepreneurship Report
Mercer University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurial Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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