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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Education in the Southeast Region

10 Ranked Colleges
453 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value School Health Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value School Health Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,768 people earned their degree in health education, making the major the 303rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 490 health education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 453 health education graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value School Health Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in health education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the health education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value School Health Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree school health education students.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Education in the Southeast Region

#1

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harding University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value School Health Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Searcy, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s school health education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Harding not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Health Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree School Health Education students per year to attend Harding University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 87%.

Read more about Health Education at Harding

#2

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value School Health Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the #2 spot on the list. University of the Cumberlands is a fairly large school located in Williamsburg, Kentucky that handed out 1 bachelors’s school health education degrees in 2019-2020.

Cumberlands not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Health Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,894 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree School Health Education students per year to attend Cumberlands.

Read more about Health Education at University of the Cumberlands

#3

Lee University

Cleveland, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value School Health Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Lee University is located in Cleveland, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s school health education degrees to qualified students.

Lee University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Health Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,696 for southeast region bachelor’s degree school health education students per year to attend Lee University.

Full Lee University Health Education Report

#4

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value School Health Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s school health education degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree school health education students list, Murray State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Health Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Murray State is $11,390 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree School Health Education students.

Read more about Health Education at Murray State University

#5

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morehead State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value School Health Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Morehead, Kentucky, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s school health education degrees in 2019-2020.

Morehead State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Health Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Morehead State University is $12,421 for southeast region bachelor’s degree school health education students.

Read more about Health Education at Morehead State University

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2022 Best Value School Health Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 15 bachelors’s school health education degrees in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Health Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kentucky is $17,127 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree School Health Education students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Kentucky Health Education Report

#3 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value School Health Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 357 bachelors’s school health education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree school health education students list, VCU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Health Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for VCU is $22,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree school health education students.

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%.

Read full report on Health Education at Virginia Commonwealth University

#8

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, Kentucky
#9 in overall quality

Lindsey Wilson College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value School Health Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Kentucky. It awarded 4 bachelors’s school health education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lindsey Wilson College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Health Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,435 for southeast region bachelor’s degree school health education students per year to attend Lindsey Wilson College.

Read more about Health Education at Lindsey Wilson College

#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, George Mason University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value School Health Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Health Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for GMU is $21,048 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree School Health Education students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Health Education at George Mason University

#10

Maryville College

Maryville, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Maryville College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value School Health Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Maryville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s school health education students in 2019-2020.

Maryville College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Health Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Maryville College is $19,886 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree School Health Education students.

Read more about Health Education at Maryville College

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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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