Clemson ranked #21st most affordable Southern University |
SALISBURY, Md. -- A new article about 50 top southern universities has just been launched on the website for Great Value Colleges. Editors for the piece picked "50 Great Affordable Colleges in the South" from a vast list of accredited universities in the southern United States. The article is meant to provide a new way of evaluating the nation's best colleges as a component of Great Value Colleges' complete web guide.
The list of 50 top southern schools is the culmination of a massive amount of research and evaluation. Every college or university in the southern U.S. came up for consideration, but only the most affordable were chosen for the first round, i.e., under $22,000 per year. Remaining schools were filtered through a multi-step grading system with points given for qualities that add value to college life. Editors looked at faculty-to-student ratio, number of campus organizations, percentage of classes taught by graduate assistants, overall student satisfaction and several other defining factors. Great Value Colleges launched its valuation of the southern region to benefit career-bound students with the future in mind. College graduates who have made regional connections while studying in the south may expect a better-than average outlook for immediate employment. Southern states in general are currently experiencing higher job growth rates than the national average, according to research published by global information company IHS. IHS predicts the highest rates in coming years will be in Texas, Florida and Virginia. "50 Great Affordable Colleges in the South" is evenly divided into 25 public institutions and 25 private schools all arranged according to tuition cost from highest to lowest. The piece includes photos and a few words about each of the institutions as well as the quality ranking given by Great Value Colleges' editors. The entire article is online now at this URL: http://www.greatvaluecolleges.net/affordable/south-us/ Following are the 50 greatest and most affordable colleges in the south as ranked in the article: Public Schools 25. Christopher Newport University: Newport News, Virginia 24. Virginia Tech: Blacksburg, Virginia 23. University of South Carolina: Columbia, South Carolina 22. Auburn University: Auburn, Alabama 21. Clemson University: Clemson, South Carolina 20. Virginia Commonwealth University: Richmond, Virginia 19. George Mason University: Fairfax, Virginia 18. University of Tennessee: Knoxville, Tennessee 17. Florida State University: Tallahassee, Florida 16. Mississippi State University: Mississippi State, Mississippi 15. University of Texas ñ Austin: Austin, Texas 14. University of Florida: Gainesville, Florida 13. University of Mary Washington: Fredericksburg, Virginia 12. University of Central Florida: Orlando, Florida 11. James Madison University: Harrisonburg, Virginia 10. University of Virginia: Charlottesville, Virginia 9. University of Georgia: Athens, Georgia 8. North Carolina State University: Raleigh, North Carolina 7. University of North Carolina Wilmington: Wilmington, North Carolina 6. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, North Carolina 5. Georgia Institute of Technology: Atlanta, Georgia 4. East Carolina University: Greenville, North Carolina 3. College of William and Mary: Williamsburg, Virginia 2. Texas A&M University: College Station, Texas 1. Appalachian State University: Boone, North Carolina Private Schools 25. Howard University: Washington, D.C. 24. Stetson University: DeLand, Florida 23. Union University: Jackson, Tennessee 22. Transylvania University: Lexington, Kentucky 21. University of St. Thomas: Houston, Texas 20. St. Edward's University: Austin, Texas 19. University of Richmond: Richmond, Virginia 18. Vanderbilt University: Nashville, Tennessee 17. Agnes Scott College: Decatur, Georgia 16. Centenary College of Louisiana: Shreveport, Louisiana 15. Mercer University: Macon, Georgia 14. Asbury University: Wilmore, Kentucky 13. Washington and Lee University: Lexington, Virginia 12. Duke University: Durham, North Carolina 11. Emory and Henry College: Emory, Virginia 10. Converse College: Spartanburg, South Carolina 9. Rice University: Houston, Texas 8. John Brown University: Siloam Springs, Arkansas 7. Presbyterian College: Clinton, South Carolina 6. Harding University: Searcy, Arkansas 5. Ouachita Baptist University: Arkadelphia, Arkansas 4. Wesleyan College: Macon, Georgia 3. Mississippi College: Clinton, Mississippi 2. Lee University: Cleveland, Tennessee 1. Berea College: Berea, Kentucky
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