2022 Best Value Surveying Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Surveying Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Surveying Technology/Surveying is the 615th most popular major in the country with 792 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 263 surveying technology/surveying graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 surveying technology/surveying graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Surveying Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in surveying technology/surveying. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great surveying technology/surveying programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the surveying technology/surveying program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The surveying school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Surveying Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region”.

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Best Value Surveying Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Surveying Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Surveying Technology/Surveying in the Southeast Region

#1

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$12,247 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Surveying Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized school located in Thibodaux, Louisiana that handed out 8 bachelors’s surveying degrees in 2019-2020.

Nicholls State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Surveying Technology/Surveying Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nicholls State University is $12,247 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Surveying students.

Read more about Surveying Technology/Surveying at Nicholls State University

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$6,302 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Surveying Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s surveying degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree surveying students list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Surveying Technology/Surveying Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UF is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Surveying students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Surveying Technology/Surveying at UF

#3

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$17,221 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Surveying Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #3 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s surveying degrees to qualified students.

KSU Georgia also made our “Best Surveying Technology/Surveying Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree surveying students per year to attend KSU Georgia.

Read full report on Surveying Technology/Surveying at KSU Georgia

#4

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

$14,332 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Surveying Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #4 spot on the list. ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s surveying degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Surveying Technology/Surveying Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,332 for southeast region bachelor’s degree surveying students per year to attend ETSU.

Full ETSU Surveying Technology/Surveying 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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