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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Statistics in the Southeast Region

18 Ranked Colleges
619 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 9,599 people earned their degree in statistics, making the major the 88th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, statistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $61,950 and had an average of $22,199 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,207 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,467 and $22,523 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 619 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in statistics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent statistics programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the statistics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 18 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Statistics in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s stats degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students per year to attend Florida State University.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Florida State Statistics Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 59 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree stats students list, UF has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Statistics at UF

#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
#14 in overall quality

Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the #3 spot on the list. NKU is a fairly large school located in Highland Heights, Kentucky that handed out 7 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree stats students list, NKU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Kentucky University is $9,049 for southeast region bachelor’s degree stats students.

Full Northern Kentucky University Statistics Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s stats degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #12 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UCF Statistics Report

#5

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#13 in overall quality

Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #5 spot on the list. UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s stats degrees to qualified students.

UNCW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Wilmington is $19,055 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.

Read full report on Statistics at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s stats degrees to qualified students.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree stats 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.

Read more about Statistics at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

With a ranking of #7, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s stats degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree stats students list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students per year to attend Virginia Tech.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Statistics at Virginia Tech

#8

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Stats 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 59 bachelors’s stats degrees to qualified students.

NC State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students per year to attend North Carolina State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Statistics at North Carolina State University

#9

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
#17 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of North Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of North Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 16 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

UNF also made our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $9,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree stats students per year to attend University of North Florida.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Statistics at University of North Florida

#10

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s stats degrees to qualified students.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students per year to attend UGA.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Statistics at UGA

#16 in overall quality

Florida International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FIU is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree stats students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full FIU Statistics Report

#12

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

With a ranking of #12, University of South Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. USA is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 18 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

USA also made our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #18. The yearly cost to attend USA is $15,501 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students.

Read more about Statistics at University of South Alabama

#13

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#8 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 25 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree stats students list, UofSC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,509 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students per year to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Statistics at University of South Carolina - Columbia

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s stats degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $18,825 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students per year to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Statistics at UT Knoxville

#15

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#10 in overall quality

George Mason University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s stats degrees to qualified students.

GMU also made our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for GMU is $21,048 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Statistics at GMU

#16

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Emory University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Emory University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 78 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also took the #3 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Emory University is $23,734 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. 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.

Read full report on Statistics at Emory

#17

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

Duke University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s stats students in 2019-2020.

Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $27,020 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students per year to attend Duke University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read more about Statistics at Duke University

#18

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Wake Forest University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s stats students in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wake Forest University is $29,990 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Statistics at Wake Forest 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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