2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
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With 133,583 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general studies is the 5th most popular major in the United States.
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.
This year’s “Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 58 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general studies programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 118 students in 2019-2020.
American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for American Military University is $10,222 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students with aid.
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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 98 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students with aid list, Middle Tennessee State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students with aid per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.
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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 #3 for the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Beckley, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2019-2020.
West Virginia University Tech also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University Tech is $10,569 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students with aid.
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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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lake Charles, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 124 students 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 is $12,267 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students with aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Keyser, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2019-2020.
WVU Potomac State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WVU Potomac State College is $8,635 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students with aid.
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West Virginia University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. WVU is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 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 $12,983 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students with aid.
Louisiana State University - Alexandria did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Alexandria, Louisiana, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,413 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students with aid per year to attend Louisiana State University - Alexandria.
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Marshall University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 189 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Marshall University is $8,370 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students with aid.
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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 53 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,952 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students with aid per year to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport.
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With a ranking of #10, Shepherd University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Shepherdstown, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 85 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Shepherd University, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Shepherd University is $11,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students with aid.
University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 68 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2019-2020.
ULM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,453 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students with aid per year to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe.
With a ranking of #12, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southeastern Louisiana University is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 225 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Southeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,171 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students with aid per year to attend Southeastern Louisiana University.
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With a ranking of #13, West Virginia University at Parkersburg did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public institution located in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University at Parkersburg is $6,342 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students with aid.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 325 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
UL Lafayette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Louisiana at Lafayette is $12,487 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students with aid.
University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. University of North Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Dahlonega, Georgia. It awarded 41 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students with aid list, UNG has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Georgia is $10,396 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students with aid.
Murray State 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 Getting Aid 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Murray State University is $11,390 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students with aid.
With a ranking of #17, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. GaSou is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 190 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
GaSou also made our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students with aid per year to attend GaSou.
University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Ole Miss also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Mississippi is $14,016 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Western Kentucky University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general studies degrees to 221 students in 2019-2020.
WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,962 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students with aid per year to attend Western Kentucky University.
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George Mason University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 25 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
GMU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GMU is $21,048 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Louisiana Tech University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid 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 $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students with aid per year to attend Louisiana Tech University.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 126 bachelors’s general studies degrees to qualified students.
NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana is $12,866 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general studies students with aid.
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With a ranking of #23, Concord University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Concord University is a small school located in Athens, West Virginia that handed out 73 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,007 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students with aid per year to attend Concord University.
West Liberty University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. West Liberty University is a small school located in West Liberty, West Virginia that handed out 43 bachelors’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.
West Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for West Liberty University is $13,793 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students with aid.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general studies students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,637 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Studies students with aid per year to attend University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
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- 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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