2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance in the Southeast Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Finance is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 52,394 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Southeast region, there were 12,833 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12,193 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 135 colleges that offer a degree in finance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great finance programs and cost less that 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 finance program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 550 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Finance students per year to attend Florida State.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Out of the 135 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 466 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree finance students per year to attend USF Tampa.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, 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 92%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 33 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
Harding not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Finance students per year to attend Harding University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, 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 Western Carolina University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Western Carolina University is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Western Carolina University is $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Finance students.
Out of the 135 schools in the Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #5 spot on the list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 633 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
FIU also made our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #23. It costs about $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree finance students per year to attend FIU.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Georgia Southern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. GaSou is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 112 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Finance students.
University of Central Florida landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 396 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree finance students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 277 degrees to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2019-2020.
UF also took the #4 spot in our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Finance students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Nicholls State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Nicholls State University is $12,247 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Finance students.
With a ranking of #10, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 135 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree finance students per year to attend Appalachian State University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 56 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UCA is $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree finance students.
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University of North Florida landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 134 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree finance students per year to attend University of North Florida.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Georgia landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dahlonega, Georgia, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree finance students per year to attend University of North Georgia.
University of Memphis landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Memphis is $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Finance students.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida Atlantic University is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 237 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree finance students per year to attend FAU.
With a ranking of #16, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 325 degrees to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree finance students list, UNC Charlotte has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $16,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Finance students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #17, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 172 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree finance students per year to attend Kennesaw State University.
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 608 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA also took the #5 spot in our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Finance students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
James Madison University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 152 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend JMU is $22,169 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Finance students.
The low 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Virginia Tech ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 291 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree finance students list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Finance students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Martin is a medium-sized public school situated in Martin, Tennessee. It awarded 58 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,955 for southeast region bachelor’s degree finance students per year to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin.
Read full report on Finance at The University of Tennessee - Martin
University of Southern Mississippi landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 35 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Miss is $14,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Finance students.
Read full report on Finance at University of Southern Mississippi
Tennessee Technological University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Tennessee Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Cookeville, Tennessee. It awarded 44 bachelors’s finance degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee Technological University is $15,929 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Finance students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Finance at Tennessee Technological University
Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s finance degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $13,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Finance students.
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Delta State University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Finance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Cleveland, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s finance students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Delta State University is $13,132 for southeast region bachelor’s degree finance students.
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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%.
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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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