2023 Best Value Colleges for Women’s Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Women’s Studies is the 259th most popular major in the country with 2,868 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 425 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in women’s studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality women’s studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the women’s studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region women’s studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Women’s Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 49 ’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region women’s studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UF is $65 for southeast region women’s studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 University of Florida Women’s Studies Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $3,753 for southeast region women’s studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UNC Chapel Hill Women’s Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Emory University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 17 ’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Emory University is $8,538 for Southeast Region Women’s Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full Emory Women’s Studies Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 9 ’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus is $4,176 for Southeast Region Women’s Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, 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 92%.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Women’s Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Richmond. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s women’s studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
URichmond did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Richmond is $8,010 for southeast region women’s studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Women’s Studies at URichmond
University of Louisville landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Louisville is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.
UofL also made our “Best Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $13,431 for southeast region women’s studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Louisville.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Women’s Studies at UofL
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 27 ’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,507 for Southeast Region Women’s Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend VCU.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Virginia Commonwealth University Women’s Studies Report
Spelman College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Spelman College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 16 ’s women’s studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Spelman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Women’s Studies Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Spelman College is $43,248 for Southeast Region Women’s Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Women’s Studies at Spelman
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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
- *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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