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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
208 Degrees Awarded
$18,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State 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 Getting Aid. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 62 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s science, tech and society students in 2019-2020.

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 $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at North Carolina State University

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. James Madison University is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 96 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend James Madison University is $22,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students with aid.

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

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. 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.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students with aid list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Tech is $14,739 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students with aid.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid 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 $19,432 for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students with aid.

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. 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%.

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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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