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

15 Ranked Colleges
262 Degrees Awarded
$10,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Humanities 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 Humanities 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.

In 2019-2020, 23,605 people earned their degree in humanities, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 810 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 262 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great humanities 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 humanities program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 18 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $3,950 for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend USF Tampa.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Humanities Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s humanities students in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #3 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $6,211 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Read full report on Humanities at University of Central Florida

#3

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s humanities degrees to qualified students.

Emory also took the #1 spot in our “Best Humanities 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 humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Humanities at Emory

#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s humanities degrees to 107 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make $0-$30k list, Florida State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $5,360 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Full Florida State University Humanities Report

#5

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #5 spot on the list. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 6 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshall University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,770 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Marshall University.

Read full report on Humanities at Marshall University

#13 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 18 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Chattanooga is $8,108 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Humanities at UT Chattanooga

#7

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Coastal Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Conway, South Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s humanities students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Coastal Carolina University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,442 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Coastal Carolina University.

Read full report on Humanities at Coastal Carolina University

#8

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

Eastern Kentucky University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Richmond, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s humanities degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern also took the #8 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern is $12,397 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Eastern Humanities Report

#9

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#5 in overall quality

Harding University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Harding University is $13,930 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Humanities at Harding

#10

Lander University

Greenwood, South Carolina
#11 in overall quality

Lander University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Greenwood, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s humanities students in 2019-2020.

Lander University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lander University is $10,973 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Humanities at Lander University

#11

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#10 in overall quality

University of Louisville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Louisville is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 12 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL also took the #10 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UofL is $13,058 for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Humanities at UofL

#12

Bluefield State College

Bluefield, West Virginia
#15 in overall quality

Bluefield State College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Bluefield, West Virginia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Bluefield State College also made our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for Bluefield State College is $6,673 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Humanities at Bluefield State College

#13

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#14 in overall quality

Bob Jones University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 8 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Bob Jones University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bob Jones University is $10,076 for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Bob Jones University Humanities Report

#14

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
#12 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s humanities students in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UA Little Rock is $13,936 for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UA Little Rock Humanities Report

#15

Columbia International University

Columbia, South Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Columbia International University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Columbia International University is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 2 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

CIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia International University is $16,575 for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Humanities at Columbia International University

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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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