2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 57,618 people earned their degree in social work, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,459 and had an average of $30,084 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 11,353 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,519 and $31,090 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,661 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 124 colleges that offer a degree in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work 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 social work program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Western Carolina University is a fairly large public school situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It awarded 55 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for WCU is $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Harding University is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 22 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harding, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Harding is $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Pembroke, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 65 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,228 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students per year to attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
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Out of the 124 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 79 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students list, USF Tampa has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 124 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas University landed the #5 spot on the list. TU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Thomasville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $23,105 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students per year to attend TU.
Dalton State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Dalton State College is a small public school situated in Dalton, Georgia. It awarded 19 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for DSC is $6,543 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students.
The University of Tennessee - Martin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Martin, Tennessee, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,955 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students per year to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin.
Florida International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 71 students in 2019-2020.
FIU also made our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for Florida International University is $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Appalachian State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State also made our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State University is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work 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.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 94 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Greensboro is $12,748 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
Florida State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Social Work 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 104 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Florida State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for A-State is $13,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Social Work Report
Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. FAU is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 201 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
FAU also made our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. It costs about $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students per year to attend Florida Atlantic University.
Shepherd University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Shepherd University is $11,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. UWF is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 73 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students list, UWF has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UWF is $7,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students.
University of Southern Mississippi ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Miss is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
University of South Alabama came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of South Alabama is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 30 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of South Alabama is $15,501 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 76 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
UNCW also made our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend UNCW is $19,055 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work 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%.
University of Memphis landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UofM is $13,248 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
With a ranking of #20, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida A&M University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Florida A&M University is $15,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Troy University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Troy University is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 117 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for TROY is $14,285 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
Northern Kentucky University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. NKU is a fairly large school located in Highland Heights, Kentucky that handed out 69 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,049 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students per year to attend NKU.
University of Central Florida ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 123 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Florida is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students.
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 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
East Carolina University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 71 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
ECU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
Delta State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Delta State University is a small school located in Cleveland, Mississippi that handed out 31 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Delta State University is $13,132 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students.
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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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- *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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