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2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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208 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Science, Technology & Society is the 396th most popular major in the country with 1,072 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $48-$75k” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the science, technology and society 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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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Vanderbilt University is $8,086 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 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 $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $15,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 North Carolina State University Science, Technology & Society Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Tech is $15,213 for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, 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 Science, Technology & Society at Georgia Tech

#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. James Madison University is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 96 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for JMU is $19,843 for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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