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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in Florida

7 Ranked Colleges
181 Degrees Awarded
$12,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor's in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 705 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,550 and $50,750 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 181 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,173 and $25,318 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UF is $1,994 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read more about General Education at UF

#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school handed out 65 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2019-2020.

FAU also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend FAU is $6,085 for florida bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full FAU General Education Report

#3

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Gulf Coast University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k list. FGCU is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 38 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

FGCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Gulf Coast University is $7,824 for florida bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Florida Gulf Coast University General Education Report

#4

Flagler College - St Augustine

Saint Augustine, Florida

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Flagler College - St Augustine landed the #4 spot on the list. Flagler St. Augustine is a small school located in Saint Augustine, Florida that handed out 31 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Flagler St. Augustine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. The yearly cost to attend Flagler College - St Augustine is $17,534 for florida bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Flagler College - St Augustine General Education Report

#5

Stetson University

DeLand, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stetson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in DeLand, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2019-2020.

Stetson also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $20,515 for florida bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Stetson.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Read more about General Education at Stetson

#6

Barry University

Miami, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Barry University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Barry University also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Barry University is $15,405 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Education at Barry University

#7

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

With a ranking of #7, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k list. Nova Southeastern University is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

NUS Florida also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend NUS Florida is $19,544 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

Full NUS Florida General Education Report

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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