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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology & Anthropology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
97 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sociology & Anthropology 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.

Sociology & Anthropology is the 557th most popular major in the country with 498 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 97 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 97 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology and anthropology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology and anthropology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sociology and anthropology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Sociology & Anthropology 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 Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology & Anthropology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington and Lee University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Washington and Lee University is located in Lexington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees to qualified students.

Washington and Lee also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Washington and Lee is $13,920 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Washington and Lee Sociology & Anthropology Report

#2

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Valdosta State University is located in Valdosta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees to qualified students.

VSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend VSU is $17,287 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sociology & Anthropology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full VSU Sociology & Anthropology Report

#3

Centre College

Danville, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Centre College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Centre College is located in Danville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees to qualified students.

Centre College of Kentucky not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Centre College is $22,219 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Centre College Sociology & Anthropology Report

#4

Wofford College

Spartanburg, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wofford College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Wofford is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees to qualified students.

Wofford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wofford is $28,717 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Sociology & Anthropology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Wofford Sociology & Anthropology Report

#5

Guilford College

Greensboro, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford College landed the #5 spot on the list. Guilford is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 8 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Guilford also made our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Guilford is $25,918 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Guilford College Sociology & Anthropology Report

#6

Spelman College

Atlanta, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

Spelman College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Spelman also took the #5 spot in our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Spelman College is $43,655 for southeast region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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