2023 Most Focused Colleges for Ethics in the Southeast Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Ethics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 182 people earned their degree in ethics, making the major the 934th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 8 ethics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Ethics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ethics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their ethics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools Highly Focused on Ethics Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region ethics students.
Top 3 Most Focused Colleges for Ethics in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Ethics Major in the Southeast Region list. SEBTS is a small school located in Wake Forest, North Carolina that handed out 2 ’s ethics degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate 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 SEBTS Ethics Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Ethics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 ’s ethics degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 North Carolina at Charlotte Ethics Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Ethics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 ’s ethics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
