2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Southeast Region
4Colleges
1,336,634Bachelor's Degrees
$31,565Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Other Social Sciences School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, other social sciences was ranked #179 in the country. In fact 5,415,716 bachelor's degrees were handed out in 2021-2022. Of those degrees, 1,336,634 went to students in the Southeast region of the United States.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in other social sciences. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. Instead, we are looking at those other social sciences schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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University of Alabama at Birmingham earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population. UAB did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.
The average student at UAB graduates in less than 4.4 years, and it costs about $27,370 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UAB is about $121,523. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of West Florida. UWF is a large public school located in the city of Pensacola. UWF also made our Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #8.
It takes the average student at UWF about 4.6 years to graduate, and it costs about $23,044 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UWF is $105,081. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Our rankings recognize The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga as the #3 school in this year's rankings. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chattanooga. In addition to being on our best value list, UT Chattanooga has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UT Chattanooga is 4.5 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $28,068. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UT Chattanooga be around $126,025. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Tulane University of Louisiana. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, Tulane has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
The average student at Tulane graduates in less than 4.1 years, and it costs about $47,776 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Tulane is $196,837. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
One of 0 majors within the Other Social Sciences area of study, Other Social Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, other social sciences was ranked #179 in the country. In fact 5,415,716 bachelor's degrees were handed out in 2021-2022. Of those degrees, 1,336,634 went to students in the Southeast region of the United States.
