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2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

4 Ranked Colleges
208 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,072 people earned their degree in science, technology and society, making the major the 396th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 252 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 208 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in science, technology and society. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent science, technology and society programs, but they also cost less that 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 science, technology and society program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt is $6,017 for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at Vanderbilt

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $9,887 for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Full NC State Science, Technology & Society Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Georgia Tech is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 40 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,454 for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Georgia Tech

#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. James Madison University is a large school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 96 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for JMU is $15,726 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at James Madison 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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