2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Southeast Region
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With 56,762 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social work is the 8th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 11,180 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,656 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 124 colleges that offered a degree in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social work programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social work 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 Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Cullowhee, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for WCU is $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students.
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. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students list, Harding has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Harding University is $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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. Pembroke, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 65 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke is $10,228 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 79 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa also made our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Thomas University is located in Thomasville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Thomas University is $23,105 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students.
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.
It costs about $6,543 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students per year to attend DSC.
The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Martin is a medium-sized school located in Martin, Tennessee that handed out 29 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UT Martin is $10,955 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
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Florida International University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida International University is $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Appalachian State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Appalachian State University is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State University is $13,920 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 94 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Greensboro also took the #7 spot in our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,748 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students per year to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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With a ranking of #11, Florida State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 104 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed 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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 38 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $13,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students.
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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. Florida Atlantic University is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 201 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students per year to attend FAU.
Shepherd University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Shepherd University is $11,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
The University of West Florida ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 73 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2019-2020.
UWF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UWF is $7,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
University of Southern Mississippi came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. 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.
It costs about $14,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students per year to attend University of Southern Mississippi.
University of South Alabama landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. USA is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 30 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,501 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students per year to attend University of South Alabama.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students list, UNCW has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,055 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students per year to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
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 ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. 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.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend 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 is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 117 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Troy University is $14,285 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students.
With a ranking of #22, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Northern Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It awarded 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 Northern Kentucky University.
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University of Central Florida landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. 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%.
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With a ranking of #24, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend East Carolina University 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 public institution located in Cleveland, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Delta State University is $13,132 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
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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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