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2022 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
97 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 498 people earned their degree in sociology and anthropology, making the major the 268th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, sociology and anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,000 and had an average of $22,047 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 97 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,900 and $31,257 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 97 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in sociology and anthropology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sociology and anthropology programs, but they also 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 sociology and anthropology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology & Anthropology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington and Lee University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Washington and Lee is located in Lexington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees to qualified students.

Washington and Lee also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Washington and Lee is $2,039 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sociology & Anthropology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, 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.

Full Washington and Lee Sociology & Anthropology Report

#2

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Valdosta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

VSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,640 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sociology & Anthropology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend VSU.

Full VSU Sociology & Anthropology Report

#3

Centre College

Danville, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centre College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Centre College of Kentucky is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Danville, Kentucky. It awarded 18 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Centre College of Kentucky, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Centre College is $15,379 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sociology & Anthropology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Sociology & Anthropology at Centre College

#4

Wofford College

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wofford College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Wofford College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wofford also took the #3 spot in our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wofford College is $17,668 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sociology & Anthropology at Wofford College

#5

Guilford College

Greensboro, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology and anthropology students in 2019-2020.

Guilford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Guilford is $19,014 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sociology & Anthropology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Guilford College Sociology & Anthropology Report

#6

Spelman College

Atlanta, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

Spelman College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology and anthropology students in 2019-2020.

Spelman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Spelman is $41,714 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sociology & Anthropology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Spelman College Sociology & Anthropology Report

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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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