2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in the Southeast Region
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In 2019-2020, 8,442 people earned their degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,140 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,920 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 22 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general multi-/interdisciplinary studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general multi-/interdisciplinary 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 Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
Top 22 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies in the Southeast Region
Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school handed out 500 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.
FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend FAU is $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hodges University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. International College is a small school located in Naples, Florida that handed out 8 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students list, International College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hodges University is $21,577 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of North Florida is a fairly large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 103 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
UNF also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for UNF is $9,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
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%.
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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 Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 879 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. USA is a public institution located in Mobile, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 111 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
USA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Alabama is $15,501 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
Full University of South Alabama General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
College of Coastal Georgia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. CCGA is a small public school situated in Brunswick, Georgia. It awarded 23 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students list, CCGA has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CCGA is $12,990 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
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The University of Tennessee - Martin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Martin is a medium-sized public school situated in Martin, Tennessee. It awarded 147 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Martin, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Martin is $10,955 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
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With a ranking of #8, Florida International University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 212 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
FIU also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 162 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students list, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $33,428 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this medium-sized public school handed out 164 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida A&M University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is $15,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
West Virginia University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major 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 individualized major degrees to 301 students in 2019-2020.
WVU also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend WVU is $12,983 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
Full West Virginia University General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Thomas University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Thomasville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.
TU also took the #20 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,105 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students per year to attend TU.
Liberty University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 30 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
Liberty University also took the #19 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
Full Liberty University General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
University of North Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. University of North Alabama is a medium-sized school located in Florence, Alabama that handed out 5 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
UNA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNA is $14,130 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
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East Carolina University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students list, ECU has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for East Carolina University is $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
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Savannah State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
Savannah State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Savannah State University is $10,220 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Chattanooga not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Chattanooga is $12,952 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
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The University of Alabama ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 125 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students list, UA has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UA is $22,597 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Auburn University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
Auburn also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,104 for southeast region bachelor’s degree individualized major students per year to attend Auburn.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.
Full Auburn University General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
University of Kentucky landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2019-2020.
UK also made our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $17,127 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students per year to attend UK.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Lipscomb University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Lipscomb is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 14 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
Lipscomb not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $24,749 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students per year to attend Lipscomb University.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #22, Covenant College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Major Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2019-2020.
Covenant did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Covenant is $23,413 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Individualized Major students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
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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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- *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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