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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

120 Ranked Colleges
11,273 Degrees Awarded
$10,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 159,457 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,231 and $16,248 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11,273 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 120 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#1 in overall quality

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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 118 students in 2019-2020.

American Military University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for American Military University is $10,222 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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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#10 in overall quality

Out of the 120 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 260 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also took the #10 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCF is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UCF Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#22 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 368 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid list, FIU has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FIU is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

Northern Kentucky University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. NKU is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Northern Kentucky University is $9,049 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid.

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#7

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#17 in overall quality

Middle Tennessee State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 219 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.

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With a ranking of #8, West Virginia University Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Beckley, West Virginia, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University Tech is $10,569 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid.

Full West Virginia University Institute of Technology Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#9

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 144 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for UNC Greensboro is $12,748 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#10

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana

McNeese State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 127 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,267 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid per year to attend McNeese State University.

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Potomac State College of West Virginia University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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 48 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $8,635 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid per year to attend Potomac State College of West Virginia University.

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#12

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville State University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 60 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Fayetteville State University is $5,899 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid.

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#13

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#14 in overall quality

West Virginia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 331 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid list, WVU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid.

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Louisiana State University - Alexandria came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid 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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University - Alexandria is $8,413 for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid.

Full Louisiana State University - Alexandria Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#15

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
Top 25% in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Florida Atlantic University is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 137 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Florida Atlantic University is $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid.

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#16

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

Marshall University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 195 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Marshall University is $8,370 for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid.

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Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #17. This medium-sized school is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $8,952 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid per year to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport.

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#18

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#20 in overall quality

Florida State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid per year to attend Florida State.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Florida State Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#19

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

With a ranking of #19, Shepherd University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 85 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Shepherd University is $11,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid.

Full Shepherd University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#20

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

With a ranking of #20, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. North Carolina A & T State University is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 178 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid per year to attend North Carolina A & T State University.

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University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a medium-sized school located in Monroe, Louisiana that handed out 68 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for ULM is $10,453 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid.

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Top 25% in overall quality

With a ranking of #22, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southeastern is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 225 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,171 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid per year to attend Southeastern Louisiana University.

Full Southeastern Louisiana University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#23

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia

West Virginia University at Parkersburg ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public school situated in Parkersburg, West Virginia. It awarded 155 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg is $6,342 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid.

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Top 25% in overall quality

University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #24. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 325 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Louisiana at Lafayette is $12,487 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid.

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#25

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia

University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #25. This fairly large school is located in Dahlonega, Georgia, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of North Georgia is $10,396 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students with aid.

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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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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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