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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

23 Ranked Colleges
331 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Health & Wellness is the 159th most popular major in the country with 5,006 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 402 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 331 general health and wellness graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in general health and wellness. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general health and wellness programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general health and wellness 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 Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 23 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, West Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Shepherd University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Shepherd University is a public institution located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Shepherd University also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Shepherd University is $8,068 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Shepherd University

#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.

Tulane also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Tulane is $23,968 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana General Health & Wellness Report

#3

Dalton State College

Dalton, Georgia
#18 in overall quality

Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dalton State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Dalton State College is located in Dalton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.

DSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,150 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend DSC.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at Dalton State College

#4

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, Louisiana
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Holy Cross. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.

UHC also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $15,584 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UHC.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full UHC General Health & Wellness Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 32 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k list, A-State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,948 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend A-State.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at A-State

#7 in overall quality

University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.

UAB also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,554 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UAB.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at UAB

#7

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of West Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of West Georgia is a public institution located in Carrollton, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of West Georgia also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of West Georgia is $13,763 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at University of West Georgia

#8

Piedmont College

Demorest, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Piedmont College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Piedmont College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Demorest, Georgia. It awarded 1 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

Piedmont College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Piedmont College is $15,592 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at Piedmont College

#9

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
#14 in overall quality

Jacksonville State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized school located in Jacksonville, Alabama that handed out 51 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

Jacksonville State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Jacksonville State University is $12,693 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at Jacksonville State University

#10

Lenoir - Rhyne University

Hickory, North Carolina
#11 in overall quality

Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hickory, North Carolina. It awarded 8 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

Lenoir - Rhyne University also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Lenoir - Rhyne University is $16,921 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at Lenoir - Rhyne University

#11

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
#15 in overall quality

Troy University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Troy University is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.

TROY also took the #15 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,062 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend TROY.

Full TROY General Health & Wellness Report

#12

Lees - McRae College

Banner Elk, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Lees - McRae College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lees - McRae College is a small school located in Banner Elk, North Carolina that handed out 9 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

Lees - McRae College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lees - McRae College is $16,754 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Lees - McRae College

#13

Newberry College

Newberry, South Carolina
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Newberry College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Newberry College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newberry, South Carolina. It awarded 5 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

Newberry College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Newberry College is $16,774 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at Newberry College

#14

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, Kentucky
#17 in overall quality

Union College Kentucky came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Union College Kentucky is located in Barbourville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.

Union College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Union College Kentucky is $15,307 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Union College Kentucky

#15

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Lipscomb University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #15. Lipscomb is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.

Lipscomb also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Lipscomb is $20,036 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

Full Lipscomb University General Health & Wellness Report

#16

Hampton University

Hampton, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Hampton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #16. Hampton is located in Hampton, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.

Hampton also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hampton University is $29,650 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at Hampton

#17

South University, Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#19 in overall quality

South University, Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #17. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k list, South University, Columbia has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,326 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend South University, Columbia.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full South University, Columbia General Health & Wellness Report

#18

Oakwood University

Huntsville, Alabama
#12 in overall quality

Oakwood University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Oakwood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oakwood is $23,726 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Oakwood General Health & Wellness Report

#19

South University, Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #19, South University, Virginia Beach did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. South University, Virginia Beach is a private for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South University, Virginia Beach also took the #16 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South University, Virginia Beach is $20,866 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at South University, Virginia Beach

#20

South University, Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama
#21 in overall quality

South University, Montgomery came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. South University, Montgomery is a small private for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 1 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k list, South University, Montgomery has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,384 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend South University, Montgomery.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at South University, Montgomery

#21

South University, Richmond

Glen Allen, Virginia
#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, South University, Richmond did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Glen Allen, Virginia, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South University, Richmond, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,522 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend South University, Richmond.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on General Health & Wellness at South University, Richmond

#22

Stratford University

Fairfax, Virginia
#22 in overall quality

With a ranking of #22, Stratford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Stratford University is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students whose families make $0-$30k list, Stratford University has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at Stratford University

#23 in overall quality

South University’s online programs landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.

South University’s online programs also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for South University’s online programs is $20,787 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Health & Wellness at South University’s online programs

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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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