2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness in the Southeast Region
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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.
This year’s “Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general health and wellness 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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Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 23 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Health & Wellness in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
A-State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for A-State is $13,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus General Health & Wellness Report
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Holy Cross landed the #2 spot on the list. 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.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students list, UHC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,466 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students per year to attend University of Holy Cross.
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.
Full University of Holy Cross General Health & Wellness Report
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Shepherd University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students 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 estimated yearly cost for Shepherd University is $11,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the #4 spot on the 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of West Georgia is $16,124 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.
Full University of West Georgia General Health & Wellness Report
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the #5 spot on the list. TROY is a fairly large public school situated in Troy, Alabama. It awarded 2 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
TROY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Troy University is $14,285 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.
Hampton University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Hampton University 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.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students list, Hampton has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hampton is $31,307 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. UAB is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 18 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
UAB also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $16,953 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students per year to attend UAB.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Oakwood University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
Oakwood did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $24,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students per year to attend Oakwood.
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.
Jacksonville State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
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. It costs about $15,559 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students per year to attend Jacksonville State University.
Read more about General Health & Wellness at Jacksonville State University
South University, Virginia Beach did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. South University, Virginia Beach is a small school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
South University, Virginia Beach also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. The yearly cost to attend South University, Virginia Beach is $20,395 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
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 more about General Health & Wellness at South University, Virginia Beach
With a ranking of #11, Dalton State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. DSC 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.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students list, DSC has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DSC is $6,543 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.
Lees - McRae College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Banner Elk, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees in 2019-2020.
Lees - McRae College also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,024 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students per year to attend Lees - McRae College.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Lees - McRae College
Piedmont College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Demorest, Georgia, and 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 yearly cost to attend Piedmont College is $18,950 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.
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.
With a ranking of #14, Newberry College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Newberry College is located in Newberry, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students list, Newberry College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,539 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students per year to attend Newberry College.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Newberry College
South University, Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.
South University, Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South University, Columbia is $23,187 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.
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
Union College Kentucky ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Barbourville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health and wellness students in 2019-2020.
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 $21,771 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.
Read full report on General Health & Wellness at Union College
With a ranking of #17, South University, Richmond did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. South University, Richmond is a private for-profit institution located in Glen Allen, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students list, South University, Richmond has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South University, Richmond is $20,336 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
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 South University, Richmond
South University, Montgomery did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Montgomery, Alabama 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.
South University, Montgomery also made our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend South University, Montgomery is $20,384 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students.
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 full report on General Health & Wellness at South University, Montgomery
With a ranking of #19, Lipscomb University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lipscomb, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,749 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health and Wellness students per year to attend Lipscomb.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Lenoir - Rhyne University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lenoir - Rhyne University is $18,924 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
Full Lenoir - Rhyne University General Health & Wellness Report
Stratford University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stratford University, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stratford University is $15,927 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students.
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 Stratford University
Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health and wellness degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students list, Tulane has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Health & Wellness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $37,841 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students per year to attend Tulane.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
With a ranking of #23, South University’s online programs did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health and Wellness Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. 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. It costs about $21,178 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health and wellness students per year to attend South University’s online programs.
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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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- *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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