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2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

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

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. James Madison University is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 96 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend JMU is $22,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students.

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

Full JMU Science, Technology & Society Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees 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 estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at North Carolina State University

#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. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is $14,739 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

#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 list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s science, tech and society 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. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt University is $19,432 for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students.

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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Vanderbilt 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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