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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,491 people earned their degree in other social sciences, making the major the 247th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 174 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in other social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other social sciences 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 other social sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UWF also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for UWF is $4,140 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tulane University of Louisiana is $23,968 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 33 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is $8,108 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UAB also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for UAB is $14,554 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

Randolph - Macon College

Ashland, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Randolph - Macon College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Randolph - Macon is located in Ashland, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Randolph - Macon also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Randolph - Macon College is $23,012 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Other Social Sciences at Randolph - Macon

#6

Warren Wilson College

Swannanoa, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Warren Wilson College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Warren Wilson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Swannanoa, North Carolina. It awarded 4 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Warren Wilson also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Warren Wilson is $20,932 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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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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