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2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
356 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Family & Consumer Economics is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 1,530 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, family and consumer economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,290 and had an average of $24,968 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 379 family and consumer economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,120 and $26,084 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 356 family and consumer economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family and consumer economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family and consumer economics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the family and consumer economics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The consumer economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 138 bachelors’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $10,241 for southeast region bachelor’s degree consumer economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 University of Georgia Family & Consumer Economics Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Knoxville is $13,745 for southeast region bachelor’s degree consumer economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Knoxville Family & Consumer Economics Report

#3

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 53 bachelors’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,637 for southeast region bachelor’s degree consumer economics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.

Read more about Family & Consumer Economics at Middle Tennessee State University

#4

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 39 bachelors’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tennessee State University is $11,711 for southeast region bachelor’s degree consumer economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Family & Consumer Economics at Tennessee State University

#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 74 bachelors’s consumer economics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree consumer economics students whose families make $30-$48k list, UA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,863 for southeast region bachelor’s degree consumer economics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Alabama.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UA Family & Consumer Economics Report

#6

Virginia State University

Petersburg, Virginia

Virginia State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Consumer Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Petersburg, Virginia, this small public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s consumer economics students in 2019-2020.

Virginia State also made our “Best Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Virginia State is $16,410 for southeast region bachelor’s degree consumer economics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Virginia State Family & Consumer Economics Report

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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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