2025 Best Organizational Leadership Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Organizational Leadership is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #35 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of organizational leadership. Combined, these schools handed out 569 doctor's degrees in organizational leadership to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Organizational Leadership School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of organizational leadership for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to organizational leadership students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of organizational leadership students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized organizational leadership related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for organizational leadership students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Organizational Leadership Schools

The organizational leadership school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Organizational Leadership Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Organizational Leadership in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in organizational leadership.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership

1

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

106 Annual Graduates

Liberty University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in organizational leadership. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from Liberty University

2

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

East Tennessee State University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in organizational leadership. ETSU is a large public university located in the small city of Johnson City.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from East Tennessee State University

3

University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

128 Annual Graduates

University of the Cumberlands is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in organizational leadership. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from University of the Cumberlands

4

Southeastern University
Lakeland, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in organizational leadership has to look into Southeastern University. Located in the city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from Southeastern University

5

Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from Gardner - Webb University

6

Converse College
Spartanburg, SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Spartanburg, Converse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in organizational leadership from Converse College

Best Organizational Leadership Colleges by State

Explore the best organizational leadership colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	5
North Carolina	190	20
Georgia	190	1
Virginia	182	21
Tennessee	150	150
Louisiana	146	13
South Carolina	135	25
Kentucky	119	69

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Organizational Leadership Related Rankings by Major

Organizational Leadership is one of 16 different types of Business Administration & Management programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	620
Interior Design Management	188

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.