Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Other Social Sciences

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Social Sciences is the 175th most popular major in the country with 2,491 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,168 and had an average of $25,972 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 174 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,100 and $27,201 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in other social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 other social sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Other Social Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of West Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UWF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of West Florida is $12,116 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UWF Other Social Sciences Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Chattanooga, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is $16,927 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Other Social Sciences at UT Chattanooga

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 18 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend UAB is $19,455 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Social Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Other Social Sciences at University of Alabama at Birmingham

#4

Randolph - Macon College

Ashland, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Randolph - Macon College landed the #4 spot on the list. Randolph - Macon College is a small school located in Ashland, Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Randolph - Macon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $26,389 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Randolph - Macon College.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Other Social Sciences at Randolph - Macon

#5

Warren Wilson College

Swannanoa, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Warren Wilson College landed the #5 spot on the list. Warren Wilson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Swannanoa, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Warren Wilson also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Warren Wilson is $21,725 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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. 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 full report on Other Social Sciences at Warren Wilson College

#6

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Tulane is $34,240 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Social Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Other Social Sciences at Tulane University of Louisiana

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

Featured Political and Social Sciences Schools

Find Schools Near You