2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was ranked #74 in the country. In fact 2,680 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Henderson State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Henderson State University are $9,768 a year.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC State are $29,916 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NC State also is in the top 5% of our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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The excellent programs at Clayton State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clayton State University are $16,290 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
ATU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,636 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population.
NKU undergraduate students pay an average of $20,448 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Memphis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UofM are $14,088 a year.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USF Tampa are $17,324 a year.
Tennessee Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.
Tennessee Tech University undergraduate students pay an average of $19,834 in tuition and fees each year.
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Austin Peay State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Clarksville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Peay State University are $13,975 per year.
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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best liberal arts general studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 21 |
| Florida | 51 |
| Georgia | 20 |
| North Carolina | 111 |
| Tennessee | 221 |
| Kentucky | 12 |
| Louisiana | 21 |
| Alabama | 40 |
| South Carolina | 13 |
| Mississippi | 8 |
| Arkansas | 24 |
| West Virginia | 26 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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