2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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Individualized Studies is the 35th most popular major in the country with 36,493 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 12,782 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 919 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in individualized studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality individualized studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the individualized studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Individualized Studies in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public institution located in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students list, West Virginia University at Parkersburg has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University at Parkersburg is $6,342 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies students.
Full West Virginia University at Parkersburg Individualized Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Potomac State College of West Virginia University is located in Keyser, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students list, WVU Potomac State College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WVU Potomac State College is $8,635 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students.
Full WVU Potomac State College Individualized Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FAU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FAU is $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies students.
Read more about Individualized Studies at Florida Atlantic University
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the #4 spot on the list. VSU is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students list, VSU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Valdosta State University is $13,969 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi University for Women. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Columbus, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MUW, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,054 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies students per year to attend MUW.
North Carolina State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 14 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies students per year to attend North Carolina State University.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Full North Carolina State University Individualized Studies Report
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UAB also took the #7 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,953 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies students per year to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Individualized Studies Report
University of Mary Washington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Fredericksburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.
UMW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Mary Washington is $21,907 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UofSC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,509 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies students per year to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #10, Warner University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Warner University is located in Lake Wales, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.
Warner University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,159 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students per year to attend Warner University.
With a ranking of #11, New College of Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. New College of Florida is a small public school situated in Sarasota, Florida. It awarded 77 bachelors’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.
New College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,516 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Studies students per year to attend New College.
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. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
George Mason University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 270 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students list, GMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Individualized 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 individualized studies students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Individualized Studies at George Mason University
With a ranking of #13, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized studies students in 2019-2020.
Tulane also made our “Best Individualized Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Tulane is $37,841 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized studies students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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%.
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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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