2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region
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General Social Sciences is the 51st most popular major in the country with 19,742 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,079 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,895 and $24,124 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,338 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 30 colleges that offered a degree in general social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general social sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general social sciences 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 292 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Florida State also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students per year to attend Florida State University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 153 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of West Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students list, UWF has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of West Florida is $7,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TROY, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,285 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students per year to attend Troy University.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Athens State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Athens, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students list, Athens State University has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.
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Southern Wesleyan University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Central, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students list, SWU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,750 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students per year to attend SWU.
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Mercer University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
Mercer not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mercer is $21,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
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 student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina Central University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
North Carolina Central University also took the #15 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina Central University is $14,732 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
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University of Central Florida landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
UCF also made our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of North Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students list, UNA has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNA is $14,130 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
With a ranking of #11, Radford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Radford, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
Radford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Radford is $16,447 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students.
Northern Kentucky University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NKU, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Kentucky University is $9,049 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
Morehead State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Morehead, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Morehead State University is $12,421 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
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Liberty University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students.
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University of South Carolina - Beaufort landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Bluffton, South Carolina, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students list, USCB has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of South Carolina - Beaufort is $16,719 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students.
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With a ranking of #16, Bluefield State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Bluefield, West Virginia, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Bluefield State College is $8,367 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students.
With a ranking of #17, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Kentucky University is $11,962 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students.
Belhaven University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students list, Belhaven has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Belhaven is $17,439 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Charleston Southern University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 14 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
CSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Charleston Southern University is $17,804 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
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University of Montevallo came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Montevallo, Alabama, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Montevallo is $16,435 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
Campbell University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Campbell University is a medium-sized school located in Buies Creek, North Carolina that handed out 22 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Campbell also made our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Campbell is $24,544 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
Gardner - Webb University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Gardner - Webb is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Gardner - Webb also took the #25 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gardner - Webb is $21,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
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Virginia Wesleyan University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. VWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 8 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
VWU also took the #16 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,425 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students per year to attend VWU.
Berry College landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Mount Berry, Georgia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Berry also made our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $23,014 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students per year to attend Berry.
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%.
Chowan University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,488 for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students per year to attend Chowan University.
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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%.
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- *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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