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2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

4 Ranked Colleges
208 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,072 people earned their degree in science, technology and society, making the major the 225th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, science, technology and society graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,000 and had an average of $27,321 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 252 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,400 and $24,005 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 208 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in science, technology and society. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent science, technology and society programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the science, technology and society program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s science, tech and society students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also took the #3 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt is $6,017 for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Vanderbilt Science, Technology & Society Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,887 for southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend North Carolina State University.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at North Carolina State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 40 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,454 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Georgia Tech

#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the #4 spot on the list. James Madison University is a large public school situated in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It awarded 96 bachelors’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend JMU is $15,726 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Science, Tech & Society students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at James Madison University

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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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