2024 Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Southeast Region
4Colleges in the Southeast Region
260Science, Tech & Society Degrees Awarded
Science, Technology & Society is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #419 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for science, technology & society students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 260 degrees in science, technology & society to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Science, Technology & Society School
Your choice of science, technology & society school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for science, technology & society schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Science, Technology & Society Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Science, Technology & Society in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of science, tech & society degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Southeast Region Schools in Science, Tech & Society
Vanderbilt University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in science, technology & society. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 science, technology & society students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat James Madison University if you want to pursue a degree in science, technology & society. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 93 science, technology & society students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in science, technology & society has to check out Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 59 science, technology & society students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in science, technology & society has to take a look at North Carolina State University. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 58 science, technology & society students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of science, technology & society school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for science, technology & society schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
