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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

30 Ranked Colleges
611 Degrees Awarded
$22,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the Southeast region, there were 4,177 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,486 and $33,384 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 611 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 30 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UF.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UF General Education Report

#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k list, FAU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend FAU.

Full Florida Atlantic University 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 Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Florida Gulf Coast University is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 38 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k list, FGCU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend FGCU.

Read full report on General Education at Florida Gulf Coast University

#23 in overall quality

Out of the 30 schools in the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Monticello landed the #4 spot on the list. UAM is a small school located in Monticello, Arkansas that handed out 39 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k list, UAM has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UAM is $12,136 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k.

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#5

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 19 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read full report on General Education at NC State

#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,381 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UARK.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on General Education at University of Arkansas

#7

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#6 in overall quality

Harding University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Harding University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Harding University is $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Education at Harding University

#8

West Liberty University

West Liberty, West Virginia
#14 in overall quality

West Liberty University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. West Liberty University is a small school located in West Liberty, West Virginia that handed out 9 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

West Liberty University also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for West Liberty University is $13,793 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k.

Full West Liberty University General Education Report

#9

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia

Fairmont State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. Fairmont, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

Fairmont State also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. The yearly cost to attend Fairmont State is $10,161 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

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#10

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#19 in overall quality

Bob Jones University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Bob Jones University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bob Jones University, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Bob Jones University.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its 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%.

Full Bob Jones University General Education Report

#11

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
#11 in overall quality

Ouachita Baptist University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Ouachita Baptist University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 2 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Ouachita Baptist also made our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $19,815 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Ouachita Baptist.

Full Ouachita Baptist General Education Report

#12

Tusculum University

Greeneville, Tennessee

Tusculum University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in Greeneville, Tennessee, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Tusculum is $17,537 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k.

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#13

Piedmont College

Demorest, Georgia
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Piedmont College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Piedmont College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Demorest, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Piedmont College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Piedmont College is $18,950 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on General Education at Piedmont College

#14

Wingate University

Wingate, North Carolina
#10 in overall quality

Wingate University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Wingate, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k list, Wingate has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wingate University is $18,759 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Wingate General Education Report

#15

North Greenville University

Tigerville, South Carolina
#15 in overall quality

North Greenville University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. North Greenville is located in Tigerville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Greenville, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,058 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend North Greenville.

Full North Greenville University General Education Report

#16

Maryville College

Maryville, Tennessee

Maryville College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Maryville College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Maryville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Maryville College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,886 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Maryville College.

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#17

Salem College

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Salem College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Salem did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Salem is $18,010 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

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#18

Flagler College - St Augustine

Saint Augustine, Florida

Flagler College - St Augustine came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Flagler St. Augustine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Augustine, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Flagler St. Augustine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $23,237 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Flagler College - St Augustine.

Full Flagler College - St Augustine General Education Report

#19

Columbia College

Columbia, South Carolina
#25 in overall quality

Columbia College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #19. Columbia College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia College South Carolina, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,307 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Columbia College South Carolina.

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#20

Belmont Abbey College

Belmont, North Carolina

Belmont Abbey College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Belmont, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

BAC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Belmont Abbey College is $21,148 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Belmont Abbey College General Education Report

#21

LaGrange College

Lagrange, Georgia
#22 in overall quality

LaGrange College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. LaGrange College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lagrange, Georgia. It awarded 7 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LaGrange, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LaGrange is $20,805 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about General Education at LaGrange College

#22

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Vanderbilt University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 9 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt is $19,432 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.

Full Vanderbilt University General Education Report

#23

Stetson University

DeLand, Florida

Stetson University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Stetson University is located in DeLand, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stetson, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,568 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Stetson.

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%.

Read full report on General Education at Stetson University

#24

Guilford College

Greensboro, North Carolina
#18 in overall quality

Guilford College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #24. Guilford College is a small school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Guilford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $22,996 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Guilford College.

Full Guilford General Education Report

#25

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

With a ranking of #25, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Nova Southeastern University is $23,905 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students whose families make more than $110k.

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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