2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing in the Southeast Region
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Marketing is the 16th most popular major in the country with 52,262 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,323 and had an average of $24,975 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 13,877 marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,257 and $25,272 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12,411 marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 171 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in marketing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great marketing 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 marketing program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree marketing students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Marketing in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Georgia Southern University is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 201 bachelors’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree marketing students.
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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 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s marketing degrees to 466 students in 2019-2020.
Florida State also made our “Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Marketing students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Out of the 171 schools in the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #3 spot on the list. Western Carolina University is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 131 bachelors’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $13,722 for southeast region bachelor’s degree marketing students per year to attend Western Carolina University.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 419 bachelors’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa also took the #20 spot in our “Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree marketing students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s marketing degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend American Military University is $10,222 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Marketing students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of North Georgia is a public institution located in Dahlonega, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree marketing students per year to attend University of North Georgia.
Florida International University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s marketing degrees to 529 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida International University is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree marketing students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Harding University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s marketing students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Harding is also in the top of our “Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for Harding University is $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Marketing students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.
Kennesaw State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 230 bachelors’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree marketing students list, KSU Georgia has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for KSU Georgia is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Marketing students.
With a ranking of #10, University of Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 223 bachelors’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
UF also made our “Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree marketing students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Appalachian State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 149 degrees to qualified bachelors’s marketing students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Appalachian State, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State is $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree marketing students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s marketing degrees to 204 students in 2019-2020.
UCF also made our “Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree marketing students per year to attend UCF.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s marketing degrees to 110 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UNF is $9,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Marketing students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Southern Miss is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Marketing students per year to attend Southern Miss.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school handed out 229 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s marketing students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Florida Atlantic University is $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Marketing students.
Nicholls State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Thibodaux, Louisiana. It awarded 16 bachelors’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Nicholls State University is $12,247 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Marketing students.
University of Central Arkansas landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UCA is $15,376 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Marketing students.
With a ranking of #18, University of West Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Carrollton, Georgia. It awarded 112 bachelors’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,124 for southeast region bachelor’s degree marketing students per year to attend University of West Georgia.
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. University of Memphis is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 105 bachelors’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UofM is $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Marketing students.
With a ranking of #20, McNeese State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. McNeese is a public institution located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,267 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Marketing students per year to attend McNeese.
James Madison University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 174 bachelors’s marketing degrees in 2019-2020.
JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $22,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree marketing students per year to attend JMU.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
East Carolina University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s marketing degrees to 220 students in 2019-2020.
ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,844 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Marketing students per year to attend East Carolina University.
Dalton State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Dalton State College is a public institution located in Dalton, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend DSC is $6,543 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Marketing students.
University of Arkansas came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s marketing degrees to 355 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree marketing students list, UARK has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UARK is $16,381 for southeast region bachelor’s degree marketing students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Tennessee Technological University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Marketing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s marketing degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $15,929 for southeast region bachelor’s degree marketing students per year to attend Tennessee Tech University.
The low 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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Notes and References
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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