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

1 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$27,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor's in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Virginia 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 Virginia, there were 1,066 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,533 and $30,912 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #1 spot on the list. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $27,896 for virginia bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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