2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 31,150 people earned their degree in general economics, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,971 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,688 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 107 colleges that offered a degree in general economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general economics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general economics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree general economics students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Economics in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 279 bachelors’s general economics degrees to qualified students.
Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general economics students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general economics degrees to 182 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Economics students per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general economics degrees to 319 students in 2019-2020.
UF also made our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Economics students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 21 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Central Arkansas is $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general economics students.
Out of the 107 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 124 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Florida International University is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general economics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Memphis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Memphis is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 11 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,248 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Economics students per year to attend University of Memphis.
Appalachian State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general economics degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State University is $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general economics students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Georgia Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general economics degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Economics students per year to attend Georgia Southern University.
Florida Atlantic University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general economics students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Florida Atlantic University is $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general economics students.
University of Central Florida ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general economics degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UCF is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Economics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Economics at University of Central Florida
James Madison University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.
JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend JMU is $22,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general economics 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general economics students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is $15,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general economics students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s general economics degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $16,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Economics students per year to attend UNC Charlotte.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Economics at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
East Carolina University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 98 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general economics students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend East Carolina University is $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general economics students.
Mercer University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 18 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.
Mercer also made our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Mercer is $21,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Economics students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UNCW is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNCW is $19,055 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Economics students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Economics at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
The University of West Florida ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. The University of West Florida is a fairly large school located in Pensacola, Florida that handed out 5 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UWF is $7,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Economics students.
Troy University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general economics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend TROY is $14,285 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general economics students.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s general economics degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $13,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general economics students.
University of Southern Mississippi ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 13 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general economics students per year to attend University of Southern Mississippi.
With a ranking of #21, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 72 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general economics students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general economics students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, 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.
Virginia Tech landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general economics students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general economics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Florida landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s general economics degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $9,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree general economics students per year to attend University of North Florida.
The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
University of West Georgia came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Carrollton, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general economics students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of West Georgia is $16,124 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Economics students.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 409 bachelors’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $12,352 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree General Economics students.
The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on General Economics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- 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%.
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