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2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

14 Ranked Colleges
296 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Women's Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Women’s Studies is the 254th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 466 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 296 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the women’s studies 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 Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s women’s studies degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend UF is $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UF Women’s Studies Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 33 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $12,352 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Women’s Studies students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 25 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students with aid per year to attend Florida International University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at FIU

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s women’s studies students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also took the #9 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies 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 women’s studies students with aid.

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 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Women’s Studies Report

#5

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#12 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNC Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students with aid list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Women’s Studies 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 Women’s Studies students with aid.

Read more about Women’s Studies at UNC Greensboro

#6

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s women’s studies degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #6 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UGA Women’s Studies Report

#7

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Vanderbilt University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt is $19,432 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Women’s Studies students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Vanderbilt Women’s Studies Report

#8

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Emory University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.

Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Emory is $23,734 for southeast region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at Emory

#9

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#14 in overall quality

University of Louisville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s women’s studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students with aid list, UofL has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,867 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Women’s Studies students with aid per year to attend UofL.

Read more about Women’s Studies at University of Louisville

#10

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia
#11 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students with aid list, VCU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for VCU is $22,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students with aid.

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%.

Full VCU Women’s Studies Report

#11

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina
#13 in overall quality

College of Charleston ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. C of C is a fairly large public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 9 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

C of C not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for C of C is $19,000 for southeast region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students with aid.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at College of Charleston

#12

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#10 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 4 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UofSC is $20,509 for southeast region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at UofSC

#13

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

University of Richmond landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in University of Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URichmond, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Richmond is $25,838 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Women’s Studies students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Richmond Women’s Studies Report

#14

Spelman College

Atlanta, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

Spelman College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Spelman also made our “Best Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $43,843 for southeast region bachelor’s degree women’s studies students with aid per year to attend Spelman College.

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

Read more about Women’s Studies at Spelman College

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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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