Best Value Colleges

Colleges offering the best return on investment, weighing graduation outcomes and earnings against costs.

Showing 1551–1600 of 3,663 colleges

Overall Best Value Top Earnings Most Selective Graduation Rate Best Public Best Private Largest

Rank	College	Location	Type	Value Score	Composite
1978	Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology	Denver, Colorado	Private for-profit	37.4	39.4
1979	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide	Daytona Beach, Florida	Private nonprofit	37.4	36.5
1980	Valley City State University	Valley City, North Dakota	Public	37.4	36.2
1981	Texas State University	San Marcos, Texas	Public	37.4	34.8
1982	Malone University	Canton, Ohio	Private nonprofit	37.4	34.7
1983	Hilbert College	Hamburg, New York	Private nonprofit	37.4	29.0
1984	Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary	Ankeny, Iowa	Private nonprofit	37.3	41.8
1985	West Valley College	Saratoga, California	Public	37.3	40.7
1986	Midwestern Career College	Chicago, Illinois	Private for-profit	37.2	41.5
1987	Southern Arkansas University Tech	Camden, Arkansas	Public	37.2	41.4
1988	Northwood Technical College	Rice Lake, Wisconsin	Public	37.2	41.1
1989	Los Angeles Pacific University	San Dimas, California	Private nonprofit	37.2	39.7
1990	Northeast Lakeview College	Universal City, Texas	Public	37.2	39.7
1991	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	Public	37.2	33.9
1992	University of Saint Mary	Leavenworth, Kansas	Private nonprofit	37.2	30.4
1993	Dakota State University	Madison, South Dakota	Public	37.2	28.7
1994	Pacific College of Health and Science	New York, New York	Private for-profit	37.1	41.8
1995	Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine	Racine, Wisconsin	Private for-profit	37.1	40.9
1996	Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie	Skokie, Illinois	Private for-profit	37.1	40.9
1997	Briar Cliff University	Sioux City, Iowa	Private nonprofit	37.1	40.5
1998	Indiana University-Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Indiana	Public	37.1	36.0
1999	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Carbondale, Illinois	Public	37.1	32.4
2000	Eureka College	Eureka, Illinois	Private nonprofit	37.1	31.1
2001	Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary	Far Rockaway, New York	Private nonprofit	37.1	30.2
2002	Concorde Career College-San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	Private for-profit	37.1	29.1
2003	Simmons College of Kentucky	Louisville, Kentucky	Private nonprofit	37.1	27.6
2004	Hampton University	Hampton, Virginia	Private nonprofit	37.0	44.0
2005	American Career College-Ontario	Ontario, California	Private for-profit	37.0	41.2
2006	Pima Medical Institute-Houston	Houston, Texas	Private for-profit	37.0	41.2
2007	Platt College-Anaheim	Anaheim, California	Private for-profit	37.0	41.1
2008	Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc	Sacramento, California	Private for-profit	37.0	40.7
2009	Maryville College	Maryville, Tennessee	Private nonprofit	37.0	37.0
2010	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	Chattanooga, Tennessee	Public	37.0	35.3
2011	Plaza College	Forest Hills, New York	Private for-profit	36.9	47.0
2012	Regent University	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Private nonprofit	36.9	43.4
2013	Thomas University	Thomasville, Georgia	Private nonprofit	36.9	42.7
2014	American College of Healthcare and Technology	Riverside, California	Private for-profit	36.9	41.4
2015	Florida Gateway College	Lake City, Florida	Public	36.9	41.1
2016	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges	Olney, Illinois	Public	36.9	41.1
2017	Avila University	Kansas City, Missouri	Private nonprofit	36.9	38.3
2018	University of Charleston	Charleston, West Virginia	Private nonprofit	36.9	36.9
2019	Western Carolina University	Cullowhee, North Carolina	Public	36.9	34.8
2020	University of Baltimore	Baltimore, Maryland	Public	36.9	31.2
2021	Northern State University	Aberdeen, South Dakota	Public	36.9	30.0
2022	Associated Beth Rivkah Schools	Brooklyn, New York	Private nonprofit	36.9	29.5
2023	Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, Kentucky	Public	36.9	29.0
2024	American Public University System	Charles Town, West Virginia	Private for-profit	36.8	40.7
2025	Kansas City Art Institute	Kansas City, Missouri	Private nonprofit	36.8	38.8
2026	Northern Michigan University	Marquette, Michigan	Public	36.8	35.8
2027	San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula	Temecula, California	Private for-profit	36.7	41.0

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