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

16 Ranked Colleges
519 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 8,203 people earned their degree in statistics, making the major the 100th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,050 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 519 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in statistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality statistics 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 statistics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The stats school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region”.

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

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 16 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. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’s stats students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State University is $9,789 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 95%. 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 Statistics Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree stats students.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Florida Statistics Report

#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
#13 in overall quality

Out of the 16 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 public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree stats students list, NKU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,049 for southeast region bachelor’s degree stats students per year to attend NKU.

Read full report on Statistics at NKU

#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Florida is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students.

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

Read full report on Statistics at UCF

#5

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. UNCW is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNCW is $19,055 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Statistics at UNCW

#14 in overall quality

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. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s stats degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 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 full report on Statistics at USF Tampa

#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Virginia Tech ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Statistics at Virginia Tech

#8

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 59 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree stats students list, NC State has also earned the #5 rank 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 NC State.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Statistics at North Carolina State University

#9

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
#16 in overall quality

University of North Florida landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. 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 #16. It costs about $9,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree stats students per year to attend UNF.

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%.

Full University of North Florida Statistics Report

#10

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 39 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree stats students.

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 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Statistics at University of Georgia

#15 in overall quality

Florida International University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s stats degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

FIU also made our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree stats students per year to attend FIU.

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

Read full report on Statistics at FIU

#12

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 25 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UofSC is $20,509 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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

#10 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Knoxville is $18,825 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Statistics at UT Knoxville

#14

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#9 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 #14. GMU is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend George Mason University is $21,048 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full GMU Statistics Report

#15

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Emory University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 59 degrees to qualified bachelors’s stats students in 2019-2020.

Emory 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 estimated yearly cost for Emory is $23,734 for southeast region bachelor’s degree stats students.

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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Statistics at Emory

#16

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Duke University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Stats Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s stats degrees to qualified students.

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. The yearly cost to attend Duke is $27,020 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Stats students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national 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. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 Duke

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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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