Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the Southeast

Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the Southeast, ranked by earnings / annual net price. Region: our Southeast grouping. Included states / district: AL FL GA KY MS NC SC TN VA WV. This ranks the named measure, not overall college quality. Annual earnings divided by annual net price above $3,000; not a lifetime ROI or payback estimate. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 250 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1University of FloridaGainesville, Florida10.94×24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 2Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia8.48×14%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 3Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia8.03×——$5k$40k25%4,553284 mi 4Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky7.07×19%1249$6k$43k58%1,513277 mi 5Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida6.49×55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 6Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida6.48×66%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 7Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina6.29×64%1019$6k$40k44%1,9751 mi 8University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina6.19×15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 9Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia6.18×96%1061$8k$46k51%7,266205 mi 10Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky6.13×68%1087$8k$50k52%8,246184 mi 11University of South FloridaTampa, Florida5.88×43%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 mi 12Clayton State UniversityMorrow, Georgia5.88×68%958$8k$49k40%4,348214 mi 13Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee5.78×6%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 14University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida5.60×40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 15University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida5.55×53%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 16Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida5.46×24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 17University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida5.25×58%1138$9k$49k59%9,3302 mi 18Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, West Virginia5.19×99%996$9k$47k44%2,590162 mi 19Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia5.11×76%990$7k$35k36%3,20899 mi 20University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia5.10×68%1106$10k$50k37%16,146227 mi 21Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina5.09×82%959$8k$40k38%5,76281 mi 22University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia4.93×38%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 23University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, Virginia4.92×29%1050$9k$45k47%1,101292 mi 24Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky4.92×86%1133$9k$45k61%6,688351 mi 25Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina4.68×13%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 26Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, Georgia4.67×86%1023$8k$38k20%2,544190 mi 27Savannah State UniversitySavannah, Georgia4.65×——$8k$38k28%2,8338 mi 28Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee4.55×96%1088$10k$44k40%7,560352 mi 29Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky4.53×96%870$8k$36k32%1,309245 mi 30Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia4.52×71%1244$17k$77k76%1,527120 mi 31Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, Georgia4.51×72%1013$11k$49k42%6,62266 mi 32Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida4.49×58%1148$19k$84k21%9,1394 mi 33Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky4.41×77%—$10k$43k52%4,578226 mi 34University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina4.39×89%1193$11k$48k56%14,062159 mi 35Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, West Virginia4.34×97%1034$11k$49k51%2,34454 mi 36Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida4.34×63%1114$13k$55k57%13,8745 mi 37Concord UniversityAthens, West Virginia4.28×93%977$10k$43k39%1,504205 mi 38George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia4.26×87%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 39University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, North Carolina4.23×93%1056$10k$43k44%5,33066 mi 40Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky4.15×78%1149$11k$46k50%12,318265 mi 41The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, Tennessee4.13×88%1120$11k$44k53%4,866375 mi 42North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina4.10×50%1074$11k$44k57%12,182157 mi 43Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, Georgia4.06×75%978$12k$49k41%2,424135 mi 44University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia4.03×17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 45Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky3.99×94%971$11k$44k56%12,155324 mi 46Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia3.99×14%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 47North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina3.97×42%1376$17k$69k85%27,37193 mi 48University of South Carolina AikenAiken, South Carolina3.92×79%1120$12k$46k40%2,96289 mi 49University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee3.91×72%1088$12k$48k51%12,701322 mi 50University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, Georgia3.88×52%1032$13k$50k43%7,520222 mi 51Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, South Carolina3.85×86%1015$11k$44k43%2,62856 mi 52William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia3.85×34%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 53University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi3.83×97%1184$13k$51k72%21,473266 mi 54Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia3.82×69%1113$15k$58k52%41,254239 mi 55Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, Tennessee3.77×60%972$13k$47k35%1,547374 mi 56Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia3.75×90%1197$15k$55k46%17,5141 mi 57University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama3.73×87%—$12k$45k55%5,811282 mi 58Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, Mississippi3.72×90%1090$12k$46k47%1,605192 mi 59Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina3.71×82%1157$13k$49k60%10,024233 mi 60University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina3.71×80%1231$15k$57k69%24,453153 mi 61Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown, Kentucky3.69×91%1138$14k$52k49%1,097238 mi 62Radford UniversityRadford, Virginia3.69×90%1060$15k$54k49%6,038180 mi 63Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, South Carolina3.68×52%1296$19k$69k84%1,816178 mi 64West Virginia State UniversityInstitute, West Virginia3.64×96%955$11k$40k39%1,321211 mi 65Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee3.63×69%1121$13k$49k54%16,301364 mi 66University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville, North Carolina3.59×92%1251$12k$44k54%2,910234 mi 67The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee3.59×81%1147$14k$51k50%10,074308 mi 68University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, South Carolina3.58×67%1099$14k$49k43%4,038181 mi 69West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia3.58×89%1122$16k$56k65%17,385159 mi 70Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia3.55×11%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 71Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, Georgia3.55×66%994$10k$37k41%2,684162 mi 72Augusta UniversityAugusta, Georgia3.52×86%1070$14k$48k49%5,61392 mi 73East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina3.50×89%1180$16k$55k63%19,89618 mi 74University of West AlabamaLivingston, Alabama3.49×43%1015$13k$44k35%2,974128 mi 75Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia3.49×88%1053$15k$53k55%21,79053 mi 76Mary Baldwin UniversityStaunton, Virginia3.48×——$13k$44k39%1,09095 mi 77Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina3.48×23%1208$21k$72k75%2,705< 1 mi 78Strayer University-TennesseeNashville, Tennessee3.44×——$12k$40k0%1,784319 mi 79Albany State UniversityAlbany, Georgia3.42×——$12k$41k31%5,956101 mi 80Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee3.40×76%1151$14k$49k58%8,698365 mi 81Columbus State UniversityColumbus, Georgia3.40×99%977$13k$45k42%5,625155 mi 82Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, South Carolina3.38×75%1143$14k$47k48%10,37710 mi 83Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina3.36×78%945$13k$45k47%4,170178 mi 84Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, Alabama3.36×92%1093$13k$44k33%2,542129 mi 85Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky3.32×——$19k$61k61%4,801248 mi 86Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, Georgia3.31×100%1083$12k$41k25%6,574161 mi 87Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina3.30×6%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 88Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, Mississippi3.30×92%870$10k$32k27%1,439216 mi 89University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, Alabama3.29×69%1319$19k$62k64%6,591285 mi 90University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, South Carolina3.28×73%—$15k$48k34%2,05210 mi 91Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia3.27×55%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 92Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida3.23×21%1107$14k$44k53%7,58223 mi 93Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina3.21×38%1353$22k$72k87%23,300187 mi 94Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach, Florida3.20×88%880$12k$39k31%2,7322 mi 95University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, Kentucky3.19×99%—$14k$45k50%6,941331 mi 96Centre CollegeDanville, Kentucky3.19×54%1352$21k$66k81%1,400279 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.