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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Writing in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
151 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Writing 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 General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Writing is the 463rd most popular major in the country with 948 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 206 general writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 151 general writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general writing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general writing 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 general writing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree general writing students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Writing in the Southeast Region

#1

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s general writing degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree general writing students list, GaSou has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Writing students.

Read full report on General Writing at Georgia Southern University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s general writing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree general writing students list, UCA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCA is $15,376 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Writing students.

Read full report on General Writing at UCA

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of Alabama in Huntsville is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s general writing degrees to qualified students.

UAH also made our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $15,860 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general writing students per year to attend UAH.

Read more about General Writing at UAH

#4

The University of Tampa

Tampa, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. The University of Tampa is a medium-sized school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 15 bachelors’s general writing degrees in 2019-2020.

UT also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tampa is $30,990 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Writing students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Writing at UT

#5

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 22 bachelors’s general writing degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $24,749 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Writing students per year to attend Lipscomb University.

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

Full Lipscomb University General Writing Report

#6

Covenant College

Lookout Mountain, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Covenant College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Covenant is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree general writing students list, Covenant has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,413 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general writing students per year to attend Covenant.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 Covenant General Writing Report

#7

Queens University of Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Queens University of Charlotte did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Queens is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s general writing degrees to qualified students.

Queens also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $25,078 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general writing students per year to attend Queens University of Charlotte.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 Writing at Queens

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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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