2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southeast Region
35
Colleges
1,336,634
Bachelor's Degrees
$24,930
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value General Education School for You
General Education is the #75 most popular major in the country with 5,415,716 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. Of those degrees, 1,336,634 went to students in the Southeast region of the United States.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Education in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 35 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in education. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. For this ranking, we are identifying those education schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Value Education Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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2024 Best Value General Education Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Colleges for the Money.
Top 10 Best Value General Education Schools
Florida Atlantic University earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.
It takes the average student at FAU about 4.6 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $24,576. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the FAU is $112,067. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Our rankings recognize Harding University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Searcy.
It takes the average student at Harding about 4.3 years to graduate, and it costs about $23,403 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Harding is $101,569. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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University of Florida landed the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value general education schools. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population. UF also made our Best General Education Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.
It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at UF to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $28,061. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UF is $120,101. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Florida Gulf Coast University earned the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public school with a large student population. FGCU excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Education Schools in the Southeast Region list.
The average student at FGCU graduates in less than 4.7 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $27,439. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the FGCU is $127,866. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Bob Jones University earned the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the small city of Greenville, Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
It takes the average student at Bob Jones University about 4.2 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $22,904. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Bob Jones University is $96,655. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Liberty University. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Liberty University is 4.5 years, and it costs about $26,792 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Liberty University is $119,760. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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North Greenville University earned the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings. North Greenville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Tigerville.
The average student at North Greenville graduates in less than 4.3 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $24,323. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from North Greenville is $103,373. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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University of Arkansas at Monticello earned the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings. UAM is a small public school located in the town of Monticello.
It takes the average student at UAM about 4.7 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $15,943. This means that the average student pays around $74,135 to get a bachelor’s degree from UAM. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Columbia College landed the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value general education schools. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Columbia College South Carolina is 4.1 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $21,707. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College South Carolina is $89,216. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Our rankings recognize West Liberty University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the rural area of West Liberty, West Liberty University is a public school with a small student population.
It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at West Liberty University to complete their degree, and it costs about $21,391 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from West Liberty University is $93,906. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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