by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 12,241 people earned their degree in entrepreneurial studies, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States. In , entrepreneurial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $43,057 and had an average of $24,574 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,338 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,750 and $24,016 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 814 entrepreneurial studies 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 Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 53 colleges that offer a degree in entrepreneurial studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their entrepreneurial studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree entrepreneurship students.
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 Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region. JWU Charlotte is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 16 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lynn University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region. Lynn University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s 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 Valley College-Martinsburg. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region. Valley College-Martinsburg is a private for-profit institution located in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 79 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, High Point University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region 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 entrepreneurship 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%.
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Rollins College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Stetson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in DeLand, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Elon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Elon, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Belmont University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. Belmont is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Ouachita Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Ouachita Baptist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Charleston Southern University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Charleston Southern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #14, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 99 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Miami did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. 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 entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
Jackson State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees 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%.
Samford University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Samford is a medium-sized school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 24 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship 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 entrepreneurship 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%.
University of Central Arkansas came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Point University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Point University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in West Point, Georgia. It awarded 0 bachelors’s entrepreneurship 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%.
Kennesaw State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s entrepreneurship students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Western Carolina University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region list. Cullowhee, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Flagler College - St Augustine came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Saint Augustine, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
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Auburn University at Montgomery came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
John Brown University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Entrepreneurship Major in the Southeast Region ranking. JBU is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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