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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
235 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,213 people earned their degree in peace studies and conflict resolution, making the major the 223rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, peace studies and conflict resolution graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,440 and had an average of $44,382 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 473 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,600 and $33,807 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 235 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in peace studies and conflict resolution. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality peace studies and conflict resolution programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the peace studies and conflict resolution program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The conflict resolution 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 Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree conflict resolution students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 129 bachelors’s conflict resolution degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNC Chapel Hill is $4,026 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Conflict Resolution students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read full report on Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#2

Berea College

Berea, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berea College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Berea, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s conflict resolution degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Berea did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Berea College is $5,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree conflict resolution students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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.

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#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 24 bachelors’s conflict resolution degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Greensboro is $8,853 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Conflict Resolution students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at UNC Greensboro

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 46 bachelors’s conflict resolution degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GMU is $16,204 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Conflict Resolution students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 more about Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at GMU

#5

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Mennonite University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s conflict resolution students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Mennonite, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Mennonite is $22,935 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Conflict Resolution students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at Eastern Mennonite 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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