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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in Florida

7 Ranked Colleges
181 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor's in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $30-$48k) in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $4,069 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

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#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. It costs about $7,331 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend FAU.

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#3

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida Gulf Coast University is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FGCU also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FGCU is $8,748 for florida bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Flagler College - St Augustine landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Saint Augustine, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2019-2020.

Flagler St. Augustine also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $18,318 for florida bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Flagler St. Augustine.

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#5

Stetson University

DeLand, Florida

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stetson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Stetson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in DeLand, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stetson also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Stetson University is $21,385 for Florida Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%.

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#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 $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Miami, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2019-2020.

Barry University also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Barry University is $17,112 for florida bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Nova Southeastern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in Florida For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. The estimated yearly cost for NUS Florida is $19,965 for florida bachelor’s degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%.

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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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