2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
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Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 365,980 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Southeast region, there were 117,026 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,583 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 69 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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 liberal arts program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal studies students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in the Southeast Region
Out of the 69 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 242 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa also made our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Liberal Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. McNeese State University is a public institution located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
McNeese did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,267 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students per year to attend McNeese.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Georgia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Middle Georgia State University is $10,116 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.
Read more about Liberal Arts at Middle Georgia State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Southern Miss is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 105 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal studies students per year to attend Southern Miss.
Out of the 69 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #5 spot on the list. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 368 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal studies students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #6, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal 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 73 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
FAU also made our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. The yearly cost to attend FAU is $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.
Read full report on Liberal Arts at Florida Atlantic University
University of Memphis landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 99 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UofM is $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.
Clayton State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Clayton State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Morrow, Georgia. It awarded 91 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Clayton State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Clayton State University is $10,918 for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal studies students.
Read full report on Liberal Arts at Clayton State University
With a ranking of #9, Murray State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.
Murray State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,390 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students per year to attend Murray State.
Northern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 92 students in 2019-2020.
NKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Kentucky University is $9,049 for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal studies students.
Athens State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Athens, Alabama, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Mississippi University for Women ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Columbus, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for MUW is $12,054 for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal studies students.
Lee University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Cleveland, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 56 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Lee University is $17,696 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.
With a ranking of #14, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
NC State also made our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #15, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 251 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for East Carolina University is $15,844 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.
Troy University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. TROY is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 1 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,285 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students per year to attend Troy University.
Liberty University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 94 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.
With a ranking of #18, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal studies degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WVU is $12,983 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.
North Carolina A & T State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 178 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NC A&T is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NSU is $12,866 for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal studies students.
Read more about Liberal Arts at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
With a ranking of #21, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 144 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Greensboro is $12,748 for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal studies students.
Williams Baptist University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,444 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students per year to attend Williams Baptist University.
Read full report on Liberal Arts at Williams Baptist University
With a ranking of #23, Fayetteville State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 60 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Fayetteville State University is $5,899 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students.
Read full report on Liberal Arts at Fayetteville State University
With a ranking of #24, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 121 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Middle Tennessee State University also took the #11 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal studies students.
Read full report on Liberal Arts at Middle Tennessee State University
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. ABAC Tifton is a public institution located in Tifton, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $6,933 for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal studies students per year to attend ABAC Tifton.
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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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- *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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