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2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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$4,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Health Professions is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 934,088 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,506 and had an average of $32,284 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 236,598 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,185 and $32,303 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 57,353 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 307 colleges that offered a degree in health professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health professions programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 180 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k list, Duke has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Duke is $-7,808 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k. A negative average net price may seem strange, but it generally means that financial aid will more than cover the cost to attend the school.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Health Professions at Duke

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 797 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k list, UF has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $1,994 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Health Professions at UF

#3

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#8 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 #3 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 311 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNC Chapel Hill is $4,026 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Top 10% in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 625 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

On top of its placing in this ranking, FIU also did well on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend FIU is $5,002 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Florida International University Health Professions Report

Top 10% in overall quality

Out of the 307 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 1,894 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

On top of its placing in this ranking, USF Tampa also did well on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus is $3,950 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University of South Florida - Main Campus Health Professions Report

#24 in overall quality

University of Central Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 2,442 students in 2019-2020.

UCF also made our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Florida is $6,211 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Health Professions at University of Central Florida

#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#21 in overall quality

Florida State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 378 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k list, Florida State has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,360 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Florida State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Health Professions at Florida State

#8

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, Florida

St Petersburg College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. St Petersburg College is a large school located in Clearwater, Florida that handed out 371 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $1,454 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SPC.

Read full report on Health Professions at SPC

#9

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Richmond did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in University of Richmond, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

URichmond did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend URichmond is $9,112 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Health Professions at URichmond

#10

Berea College

Berea, Kentucky
Top 15% in overall quality

Berea College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Berea, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Berea excels when it comes to health professions quality. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for Berea College is $5,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Health Professions at Berea

#11

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

Emory University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. Emory is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 367 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Emory University is $11,468 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Health Professions at Emory

#12

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida
Top 20% in overall quality

The University of West Florida ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 644 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UWF is also in the top of our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,140 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The University of West Florida.

Read full report on Health Professions at The University of West Florida

#13

Chipola College

Marianna, Florida

Chipola College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Marianna, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $2,076 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Chipola.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 more about Health Professions at Chipola College

#14

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

University of Georgia landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 305 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $7,541 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Health Professions at UGA

#15

North Florida College

Madison, Florida

North Florida College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Madison, Florida, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for North Florida College is $1,610 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Health Professions at North Florida College

#16

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida

Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this large public school handed out 99 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $2,126 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville.

Read full report on Health Professions at Florida State College at Jacksonville

#17

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
Top 25% in overall quality

University of North Florida came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of North Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 593 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for UNF is $5,097 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 UNF Health Professions Report

#18

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida

Miami Dade College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #18. MDC is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 286 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Miami Dade College is $4,471 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full MDC Health Professions Report

#19

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida
Top 25% in overall quality

Valencia College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Valencia College is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 103 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $4,870 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Valencia College.

Full Valencia College Health Professions Report

With a ranking of #20, Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 210 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is $5,611 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences Health Professions Report

#21

Florida Gateway College

Lake City, Florida

Florida Gateway College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Florida Gateway College is a small public school situated in Lake City, Florida. It awarded 51 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $822 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend FGC.

Full Florida Gateway College Health Professions Report

#22

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

With a ranking of #22, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 339 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $4,156 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NKU.

Read full report on Health Professions at NKU

#23

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida

Indian River State College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Indian River State College is a public institution located in Fort Pierce, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 151 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $1,402 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Indian River State College.

Read more about Health Professions at Indian River State College

#24

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
Top 15% in overall quality

Appalachian State University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Appalachian State is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 449 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

On top of its placing in this ranking, Appalachian State also did well on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State is $7,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Health Professions at Appalachian State

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #25, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $8,433 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

Full Louisiana State University Health Professions Report

Rest of the Best 47 in Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Not only did these schools make the top 47 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

#26

Pasco-Hernando State College

New Port Richey, Florida
#27

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#28

South Florida State College

Avon Park, Florida
#29

Pensacola State College

Pensacola, Florida
#30

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#31

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#32

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#33

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
#35

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, North Carolina
#36

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#37

Northwest Florida State College

Niceville, Florida
#38

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#40

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia
#41

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana
#43

Florida SouthWestern State College

Fort Myers, Florida
#46

University of North Carolina at Asheville

Asheville, North Carolina
#47

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia

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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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