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Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

106 Colleges
$14,404 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,881 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 106 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 15% Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year.

American Military University also claimed a spot on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at West Virginia University at Parkersburg helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Southeast Region . West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public school located in the suburb of Parkersburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Virginia University at Parkersburg are $8,642 per year.

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Out of the 106 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Columbus, MUW is a public school with a small student population.

MUW undergraduate students pay an average of $7,756 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Potomac State College of West Virginia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Southeast Region . WVU Potomac State College is a small public school located in the distant town of Keyser.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WVU Potomac State College are $11,784 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $17,324 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, USF Tampa also did well on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Middle Georgia State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Macon.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Middle Georgia State University are $11,389 a year.

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West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

West Liberty University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the rural area of West Liberty, West Liberty University is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Liberty University are $16,294 a year.

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University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Memphis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofM are $14,088 per year.

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Athens State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Athens State University is a small public school located in the town of Athens.

Athens State University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,810 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Athens State University also is in the top 20% of our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NC State are $29,916 a year.

NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Troy University

Troy, AL

Troy University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. TROY is a large public school located in the remote town of Troy.

TROY undergraduate students pay an average of $18,624 in tuition and fees each year.

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#12

Union University

Jackson, TN

With a ranking of #12, Union University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Union are $16,520 per year.

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Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Henderson State University are $9,768 per year.

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University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, GA

With a ranking of #14, University of North Georgia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNG are $16,014 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNG is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. GaSou is a fairly large public school located in the town of Statesboro.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GaSou are $17,539 a year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN
17 McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA
18 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS
18 Arkansas State University - Main Campus Jonesboro, AR
20 Morehead State University Morehead, KY
21 Louisiana State University - Alexandria Alexandria, LA

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 18,234
West Virginia 3,558
Mississippi 5,696
South Carolina 4,243
Florida 64,444
Virginia 9,302
Arkansas 5,205
Alabama 5,890
Kentucky 6,493
Georgia 7,724
Tennessee 10,186
Louisiana 2,864

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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