2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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 the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 310,601 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 72,154 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,150 and $31,712 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 23,063 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 280 colleges that offer a degree in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the 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 Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Education in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. WCU is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 177 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend WCU is $13,722 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Cleveland, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 130 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Delta State University is $13,132 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi University for Women. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. MUW is a small public school situated in Columbus, Mississippi. It awarded 29 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Mississippi University for Women is $12,054 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Thibodaux, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Nicholls State University is $12,247 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students.
Out of the 280 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Ocala, Florida. It awarded 161 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Rasmussen University - Florida is $19,144 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students.
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Broward College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large public school awarded 52 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree education students list, BC has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students per year to attend BC.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 410 students in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students.
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 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of the Cumberlands ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,894 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students per year to attend University of the Cumberlands.
William Carey University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend William Carey University is $13,000 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students.
With a ranking of #10, Henderson State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 86 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,270 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students per year to attend Henderson State University.
St Petersburg College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Clearwater, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 142 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for St Petersburg College is $3,226 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students.
Georgia Southern University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 241 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, GaSou also did well on our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students per year to attend GaSou.
Florida International University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 482 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree education students list, FIU has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Education 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 education students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Florida State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 193 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida State University is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 978 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
UCF also made our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 155 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students per year to attend UCA.
With a ranking of #16, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee Tech University is a public institution located in Cookeville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 212 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Tennessee Tech University excels when it comes to education quality. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for Tennessee Tech University is $15,929 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of North Georgia ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UNG is a fairly large school located in Dahlonega, Georgia that handed out 164 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNG is also in the top of our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend University of North Georgia is $10,396 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students.
With a ranking of #19, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Kennesaw State University is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 326 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KSU Georgia, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kennesaw State University is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students.
Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Louisiana Tech University is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana Tech University is $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students.
Appalachian State University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 358 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State also made our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students per year to attend Appalachian State University.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Dalton State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Dalton State College is a small school located in Dalton, Georgia that handed out 91 bachelors’s education degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Dalton State College is $6,543 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students.
With a ranking of #23, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 223 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, FAU is in the top on our “Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree education students per year to attend FAU.
Indian River State College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Fort Pierce, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $2,003 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students per year to attend Indian River State College.
Middle Georgia State University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Middle Georgia State University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Middle Georgia State University is $10,116 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Education students.
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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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