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2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

42 Ranked Colleges
2,546 Degrees Awarded
$15,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods is the 47th most popular major in the country with 36,038 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, management sciences and quantitative methods graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,558 and had an average of $28,049 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 5,530 management sciences and quantitative methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,423 and $29,892 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,546 management sciences and quantitative methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 42 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in management sciences and quantitative methods. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent management sciences and quantitative methods programs, but they also 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 management sciences and quantitative methods program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods in the Southeast Region

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for American Public University System is $10,222 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at American Public University System

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s management science degrees to qualified students.

Florida State also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students.

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.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at Florida State

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 42 schools in the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 148 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students list, UF has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Out of the 42 schools in the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #4 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 442 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students per year to attend Virginia Tech.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national 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.

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#5

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s management science students in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students.

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%.

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#19 in overall quality

Florida International University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s management science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students list, FIU has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full FIU Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

#18 in overall quality

University of Central Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #18 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students per year to attend UCF.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.

Full University of Central Florida Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

#8

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#21 in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,529 for southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students per year to attend UNC Charlotte.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#9

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas

Arkansas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. ATU is a fairly large school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 16 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas Tech University is $10,772 for southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students.

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#10

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 93 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for UARK is $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Management Science 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.

Read more about Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at UARK

#11

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 260 degrees to qualified bachelors’s management science students in 2019-2020.

UofSC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UofSC is $20,509 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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With a ranking of #12, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University is $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s management science degrees to 117 students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $18,825 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students per year to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#14

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas

University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for UA Little Rock is $14,906 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students.

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#15

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee

Freed-Hardeman University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Henderson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s management science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Freed-Hardeman University is $16,703 for southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students.

Full Freed-Hardeman University Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

#16

Cumberland University

Lebanon, Tennessee
#25 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, Cumberland University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Cumberland University is located in Lebanon, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s management science degrees to qualified students.

CU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cumberland University is $24,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students.

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#17

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, Tennessee

Lincoln Memorial University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. LMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Harrogate, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for LMU is $15,180 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#18

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#24 in overall quality

Middle Tennessee State University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s management science degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

#19

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee

Southern Adventist University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 5 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Southern Adventist University is $22,661 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students.

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#20

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

With a ranking of #20, Auburn University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 82 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s management science students in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #8 spot in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Auburn is $24,104 for southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

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#21

Faulkner University

Montgomery, Alabama

With a ranking of #21, Faulkner University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Faulkner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 9 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $20,715 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students per year to attend Faulkner University.

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#22

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s management science degrees to qualified students.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia State is $13,953 for southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students.

Full Georgia State Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

#23

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

With a ranking of #23, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s management science degrees to 120 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students list, UA has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,597 for southeast region bachelor’s degree management science students per year to attend The University of Alabama.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods at The University of Alabama

#24

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Kentucky University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s management science degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $11,962 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Management Science students.

Full Western Kentucky University Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods Report

#25

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Ouachita Baptist University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Management Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s management science degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Ouachita Baptist University is $19,815 for southeast region bachelor’s degree management science 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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  • *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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