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2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$15,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in other social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of West Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. The University of West Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 14 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UWF also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UWF is $3,912 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students 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 $24,632 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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.

Read more about Other Social Sciences at Tulane

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Tennessee - 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 took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Chattanooga is $10,515 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Social Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Other Social Sciences Report

#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 $30-$48k list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 18 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $15,526 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Social Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UAB.

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

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Other Social Sciences Report

#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 $30-$48k. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,105 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Social Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Randolph - Macon.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Randolph - Macon College Other Social Sciences Report

#6

Warren Wilson College

Swannanoa, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Warren Wilson College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Swannanoa, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Warren Wilson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Warren Wilson is $19,085 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Social Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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. The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

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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%.

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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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