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

9 Ranked Colleges
274 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,645 people earned their degree in sustainability studies, making the major the 294th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 505 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 274 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sustainability studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sustainability studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sustainability studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 74 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sustainability students in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sustainability Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,069 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sustainability students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UF.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sustainability Studies at UF

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #2 spot on the list. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 45 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Sustainability Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend FIU is $6,683 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sustainability students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 Sustainability Studies at FIU

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 22 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree sustainability students whose families make $30-$48k list, WVU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Sustainability Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia University is $10,486 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sustainability students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at West Virginia University

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 35 bachelors’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree sustainability students whose families make $30-$48k list, GMU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Sustainability Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for George Mason University is $17,060 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sustainability students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full GMU Sustainability Studies Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sustainability students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #6 spot in our “Best Sustainability Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Knoxville is $13,745 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sustainability 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.

Read full report on Sustainability Studies at UT Knoxville

#6

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#8 in overall quality

University of North Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sustainability students in 2019-2020.

UNA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Sustainability Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,787 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sustainability students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UNA.

Full UNA Sustainability Studies Report

#2 in overall quality

Sewanee - The University of the South ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Sewanee is located in Sewanee, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s sustainability degrees to qualified students.

Sewanee did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sustainability Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sewanee is $15,686 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sustainability students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Sewanee Sustainability Studies Report

#8

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Eastern Mennonite University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Mennonite also took the #7 spot in our “Best Sustainability Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Mennonite is $19,512 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sustainability students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at Eastern Mennonite University

#9

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Virginia Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. VWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

VWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Sustainability Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,744 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sustainability students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Virginia Wesleyan University.

Full Virginia Wesleyan University Sustainability Studies 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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