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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Area Studies, Other in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
303 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Area Studies, Other 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 has developed its “Best Value Area Studies, Other Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 815 people earned their degree in area studies, other, making the major the 469th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 317 area studies, other graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 303 area studies, other graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Area Studies, Other Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in area studies, other. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great area studies, other programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the area studies, other 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 Area Studies, Other Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Area Studies, Other in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Area Studies, Other Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 171 bachelors’s area studies, other degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Area Studies, Other Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $12,352 for southeast region bachelor’s degree area studies, other students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Area Studies, Other at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Area Studies, Other Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s area studies, other degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree area studies, other students list, UofSC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Area Studies, Other Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UofSC is $20,509 for southeast region bachelor’s degree area studies, other students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Area Studies, Other Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Area Studies, Other Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s area studies, other degrees to qualified students.

VCU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Area Studies, Other Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Commonwealth University is $22,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree area studies, other 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%.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University Area Studies, Other Report

#4

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Area Studies, Other Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. William & Mary is a public institution located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

William & Mary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Area Studies, Other Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for William & Mary is $19,800 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Area Studies, Other students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 William & Mary Area Studies, Other Report

#5

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Area Studies, Other Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 2 bachelors’s area studies, other degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Area Studies, Other Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,397 for southeast region bachelor’s degree area studies, other students per year to attend University of Virginia.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.

Read full report on Area Studies, Other at University of Virginia

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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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