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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

182 Ranked Colleges
31,164 Degrees Awarded
$12,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 36,473 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,224 and $23,992 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 31,164 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 182 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students with aid.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 938 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Social Sciences 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 social sciences students with aid.

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 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Social Sciences Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#11 in overall quality

Out of the 182 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 1,154 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students with aid list, UF has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full UF Social Sciences Report

#3

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
Top 15% in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. American Public University System is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 134 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University also claimed a top spot on our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,222 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid per year to attend American Public University System.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

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Top 20% in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 1,205 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also claimed a top spot on our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students with aid per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full USF Tampa Social Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 826 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#22 in overall quality

Florida State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 1,579 students in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #22 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students with aid per year to attend Florida State.

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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#7

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 1,033 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,397 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students with aid per year to attend University of Virginia.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Social Sciences Report

Top 25% in overall quality

University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 647 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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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#9

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#18 in overall quality

North Carolina State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 258 students in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Social Sciences at North Carolina State University

#10

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida

With a ranking of #10, The University of West Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UWF is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 134 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $7,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid per year to attend UWF.

Read more about Social Sciences at The University of West Florida

#9 in overall quality

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #9 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Tech is $14,739 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid.

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 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

#12

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 273 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for UNC Greensboro is $12,748 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students with aid.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Social Sciences Report

#13

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Fayetteville State University is $5,899 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students with aid.

Full Fayetteville State University Social Sciences Report

#14

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

With a ranking of #14, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 289 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid per year to attend Appalachian State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

Full Appalachian State University Social Sciences Report

#15

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

William & Mary landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Williamsburg, Virginia, and it awarded 464 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

William & Mary also made our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend William & Mary is $19,800 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full William & Mary Social Sciences Report

#16

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Elizabeth City State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Elizabeth City State University is $2,350 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students with aid.

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#17

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia
Top 25% in overall quality

Valdosta State University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Valdosta State University is $13,969 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students with aid.

Full Valdosta State University Social Sciences Report

#18

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Duke University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 407 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Duke is $27,020 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Duke University Social Sciences Report

#19

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida

With a ranking of #19, Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for FGCU is $11,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid.

Full Florida Gulf Coast University Social Sciences Report

#20

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana

With a ranking of #20, McNeese State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. McNeese is a public institution located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend McNeese is $12,267 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students with aid.

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#21

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#16 in overall quality

University of Georgia landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 668 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #16 spot in our “Best Social Sciences 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 social sciences students with aid.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full University of Georgia Social Sciences Report

#22

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

With a ranking of #22, University of North Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNF is a fairly large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 186 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of North Florida is $9,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students with aid.

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%.

Read more about Social Sciences at University of North Florida

#23

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #23. FAU is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 363 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Florida Atlantic University is $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid.

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#24

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Vanderbilt University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 623 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,432 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students with aid per year to attend Vanderbilt.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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. 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%.

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#25

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia

Augusta University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Augusta, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 56 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $11,136 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students with aid per year to attend Augusta University.

Read more about Social Sciences at Augusta University

Rest of the Best 28 in Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Not only did these schools make the top 28 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

#26

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia
#27

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Pembroke, North Carolina
#28

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

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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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