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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

15 Ranked Colleges
262 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 23,605 people earned their degree in humanities, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 810 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 262 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great humanities 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 humanities program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Florida is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students whose families make more than $110k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UCF Humanities Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s humanities degrees to qualified students.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for USF Tampa is $8,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.

Read more about Humanities at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 107 bachelors’s humanities degrees to qualified students.

Florida State also made our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Read more about Humanities at Florida State University

#4

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s humanities degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make more than $110k list, Marshall University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Marshall University is $8,370 for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make more than $110k.

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#5

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Eastern is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,149 for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Eastern.

Read more about Humanities at Eastern

#6

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#5 in overall quality

Harding University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Harding is $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students whose families make more than $110k.

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 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 Harding Humanities Report

#7

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Coastal Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Coastal Carolina University is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Coastal Carolina University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,749 for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Coastal Carolina University.

Read full report on Humanities at Coastal Carolina University

#8

Lander University

Greenwood, South Carolina
#11 in overall quality

Lander University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Lander University is a small school located in Greenwood, South Carolina that handed out 1 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Lander University also made our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend Lander University is $12,981 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students whose families make more than $110k.

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#13 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga ranked #9 on this year’s Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Chattanooga also took the #13 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is $12,952 for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make more than $110k.

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#10

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
#12 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #12 spot in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UA Little Rock is $14,906 for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Humanities at UA Little Rock

#11

Bluefield State College

Bluefield, West Virginia
#15 in overall quality

Bluefield State College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Bluefield State College is a small school located in Bluefield, West Virginia that handed out 2 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Bluefield State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bluefield State College is $8,367 for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Humanities at Bluefield State College

#12

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#10 in overall quality

University of Louisville ranked #12 on this year’s Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Louisville is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,867 for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UofL.

Read more about Humanities at UofL

#13

Columbia International University

Columbia, South Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Columbia International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make more than $110k list, CIU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CIU is $18,004 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Humanities students whose families make more than $110k.

Full CIU Humanities Report

#14

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Bob Jones University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s humanities degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Bob Jones University also made our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend Bob Jones University is $12,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Humanities at Bob Jones University

#15

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Emory University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Humanities Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Emory University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Emory University is $23,734 for southeast region bachelor’s degree humanities students whose families make more than $110k.

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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Emory Humanities 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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