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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Business for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Business for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Business for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 56,042 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the 10th most popular major in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 13,506 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Business for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general business/commerce programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Business for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying general business.

Top 6 Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Business for a Doctorate. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 2 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.

UK also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, UK supports 29,986 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 86%.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Business for a Doctorate. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s general business degrees to qualified students.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State University, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,819. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Florida State Veteran Student Life Report

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Business for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general business degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 36,360 students enrolled at Georgia State University, 1,873 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 662 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,934. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgia State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgia State]](/colleges/georgia-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Business for a Doctorate. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,314. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Business for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general business students in 2020-2021.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane University of Louisiana, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,227. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Tulane]](/colleges/tulane-university-of-louisiana/student-life/veterans/)

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Emory University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Business for a Doctorate list. Emory is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Emory also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Emory supports 13,997 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Emory Veteran Student Life Report

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