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2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General is the 180th most popular major in the country with 3,362 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,028 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 758 general family and consumer sciences/human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 25 colleges that offered a degree in general family and consumer sciences/human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer sciences/human sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences/human sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

Southeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,333 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Southeastern.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, UK has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $15,733 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

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#3

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 25 schools in the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #3 spot on the list. Harding University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Harding University is $18,132 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#4

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, Louisiana
#12 in overall quality

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 Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nicholls State University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,412 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Nicholls State University.

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#5

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#16 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 31 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

NC A&T not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NC A&T is $13,038 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#5 in overall quality

University of Arkansas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, UARK has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas is $16,336 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UARK Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#7

Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Tennessee Technological University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Cookeville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 64 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee Tech University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tennessee Technological University is $16,682 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%.

Full Tennessee Technological University Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#15 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UT Martin is a public institution located in Martin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Martin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin is $13,766 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full The University of Tennessee - Martin Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Central Arkansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UCA is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 48 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,880 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Central Arkansas.

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#10

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UA is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 147 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $23,284 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend The University of Alabama.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UA Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#11

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee
#13 in overall quality

Freed-Hardeman University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Freed-Hardeman University is a small school located in Henderson, Tennessee that handed out 1 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

FHU also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for FHU is $14,598 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#12

North Carolina Central University

Durham, North Carolina
#10 in overall quality

North Carolina Central University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 77 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Carolina Central University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina Central University is $18,263 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#13

Delta State University

Cleveland, Mississippi
#18 in overall quality

Delta State University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Delta State University is a small school located in Cleveland, Mississippi that handed out 23 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, Delta State University has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,244 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Delta State University.

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#20 in overall quality

Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #14. NSU is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 10 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. The yearly cost to attend NSU is $13,487 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#15

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#19 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, University of North Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Alabama is $14,935 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full UNA Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#16

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
#21 in overall quality

Henderson State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

Henderson State University also took the #21 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Henderson State University is $10,707 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#17

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, Virginia
#9 in overall quality

Bridgewater College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Bridgewater, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Bridgewater also made our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $16,843 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Bridgewater.

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#18

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#11 in overall quality

Southern University and A & M College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 21 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern University and A & M College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,775 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Southern University and A & M College.

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#19

Meredith College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Meredith College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Meredith, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Meredith is $21,878 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Meredith Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Report

#20

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
#14 in overall quality

Jacksonville State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Jacksonville State University is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, Jacksonville State University has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Jacksonville State University is $16,921 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#24 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UAPB is a small public school situated in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAPB, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UAPB is $15,071 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#22

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, Georgia
#22 in overall quality

Fort Valley State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Fort Valley State University is a small school located in Fort Valley, Georgia that handed out 13 bachelors’s family studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Fort Valley State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Fort Valley State University is $16,106 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#23

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, Alabama
#17 in overall quality

University of Montevallo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #23. University of Montevallo is located in Montevallo, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

Montevallo also took the #17 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Montevallo is $17,062 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#24

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama
#25 in overall quality

Alabama A & M University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Alabama A & M University is located in Normal, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s family studies degrees to qualified students.

AAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for AAMU is $18,405 for southeast region bachelor’s degree family studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#25

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#23 in overall quality

Liberty University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Family Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s family studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $27,831 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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