2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k
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In 2019-2020, 133,583 general studies students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country.
Across the Southeast region, there were 28,839 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,509 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 58 colleges that offer a degree in general studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
Out of the 58 schools in the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. American Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 118 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
American Military University also made our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $10,917 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend American Military University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 58 schools in the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 189 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,741 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Marshall University.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. WVU is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 271 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University is $10,486 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Beckley, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
West Virginia University Tech also made our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University Institute of Technology is $8,753 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Middle Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 98 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,637 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.
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Louisiana State University - Alexandria landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is located in Alexandria, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $6,709 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Louisiana State University - Alexandria.
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McNeese State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. McNeese is a medium-sized school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana that handed out 124 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
McNeese also took the #14 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for McNeese State University is $16,492 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
University of Mississippi landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Ole Miss also made our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend University of Mississippi is $11,566 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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With a ranking of #9, University of North Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Dahlonega, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 41 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2019-2020.
UNG also took the #18 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNG is $8,707 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Potomac State College of West Virginia University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. WVU Potomac State College is a small school located in Keyser, West Virginia that handed out 21 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
WVU Potomac State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for WVU Potomac State College is $6,933 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Shepherd University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 85 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
Shepherd University also made our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $8,377 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Shepherd University.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #12. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. It awarded 53 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport is $7,698 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #13. Southeastern Louisiana University is a fairly large public school situated in Hammond, Louisiana. It awarded 225 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Southeastern also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeastern is $10,578 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
Murray State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 112 students in 2019-2020.
Murray State also made our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. The estimated yearly cost for Murray State is $9,185 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a public institution located in Monroe, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, ULM has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ULM is $8,973 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
Louisiana Tech University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Louisiana Tech University is located in Ruston, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $9,834 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Louisiana Tech University.
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 325 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UL Lafayette also made our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $10,726 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UL Lafayette.
Georgia Southern University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 190 students in 2019-2020.
GaSou also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,651 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Georgia Southern University.
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Concord University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Concord University is a small public school situated in Athens, West Virginia. It awarded 73 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Concord University is $8,260 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
With a ranking of #20, George Mason University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 25 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend George Mason University is $17,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University at Parkersburg is $6,215 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
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University of Arkansas - Fort Smith came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UAFS is a public institution located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UAFS is $8,392 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
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University of Arkansas at Monticello landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UAM is a small school located in Monticello, Arkansas that handed out 83 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas at Monticello is $11,158 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
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With a ranking of #24, East Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for East Tennessee State University is $12,703 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 172 students in 2019-2020.
A-State also took the #24 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $11,672 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.
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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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