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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

4 Ranked Colleges
208 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

This year’s “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in science, technology and society. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great science, technology and society programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The science, tech & society 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 Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,890 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Vanderbilt.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Vanderbilt University

#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #2 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 took the #4 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Tech is $17,846 for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Science, Technology & Society Report

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $19,541 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%.

Full NC State Science, Technology & Society Report

#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 $75-$110k. JMU 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 also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for James Madison University is $24,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at JMU

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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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