Top 100 Best Value Colleges
Colleges ranked by the difference between median earnings and average net price.
| Rank | School Name | State | Median Earnings | Net Price | Value Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MA | $143,372 | $19,813 | $123,559 |
| 2 | Stanford University | CA | $124,080 | $12,136 | $111,944 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | CA | $128,566 | $18,902 | $109,664 |
| 4 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | MA | $129,455 | $20,575 | $108,880 |
| 5 | Harvey Mudd College | CA | $138,687 | $32,492 | $106,195 |
| 6 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | NY | $131,426 | $26,027 | $105,399 |
| 7 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | MO | $137,047 | $33,596 | $103,451 |
| 8 | Princeton University | NJ | $110,066 | $10,555 | $99,511 |
| 9 | MCPHS University | MA | $125,557 | $35,084 | $90,473 |
| 10 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | GA | $102,772 | $13,289 | $89,483 |
| 11 | Babson College | MA | $123,938 | $38,876 | $85,062 |
| 12 | Harvard University | MA | $101,817 | $16,816 | $85,001 |
| 13 | Carnegie Mellon University | PA | $114,862 | $31,671 | $83,191 |
| 14 | United States Merchant Marine Academy | NY | $90,610 | $7,506 | $83,104 |
| 15 | Columbia University in the City of New York | NY | $102,491 | $20,148 | $82,343 |
| 16 | Bentley University | MA | $120,959 | $38,787 | $82,172 |
| 17 | University of Pennsylvania | PA | $111,371 | $31,229 | $80,142 |
| 18 | Miami Ad School-Atlanta | GA | $106,192 | $28,032 | $78,160 |
| 19 | University of California-Berkeley | CA | $92,446 | $14,979 | $77,467 |
| 20 | Claremont McKenna College | CA | $104,736 | $27,384 | $77,352 |
| 21 | California State University Maritime Academy | CA | $94,784 | $17,555 | $77,229 |
| 22 | Rice University | TX | $89,718 | $12,640 | $77,078 |
| 23 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | CA | $90,768 | $15,624 | $75,144 |
| 24 | SUNY Maritime College | NY | $95,951 | $21,781 | $74,170 |
| 25 | Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland | NY | $89,548 | $15,444 | $74,104 |
| 26 | Williams College | MA | $88,665 | $14,852 | $73,813 |
| 27 | Helene Fuld College of Nursing | NY | $111,027 | $37,732 | $73,295 |
| 28 | University of California-San Diego | CA | $84,943 | $11,750 | $73,193 |
| 29 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | NY | $75,971 | $2,978 | $72,993 |
| 30 | University of Chicago | IL | $91,885 | $18,967 | $72,918 |
| 31 | Yale University | CT | $100,533 | $27,818 | $72,715 |
| 32 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | NY | $104,403 | $31,766 | $72,637 |
| 33 | Vanderbilt University | TN | $91,565 | $19,040 | $72,525 |
| 34 | University of Notre Dame | IN | $99,980 | $27,823 | $72,157 |
| 35 | Lehigh University | PA | $105,584 | $33,549 | $72,035 |
| 36 | Center for Allied Health Education | NY | $107,249 | $35,431 | $71,818 |
| 37 | Cornell University | NY | $104,043 | $32,337 | $71,706 |
| 38 | Washington and Lee University | VA | $94,810 | $23,911 | $70,899 |
| 39 | Chamberlain University-North Carolina | NC | $92,405 | $21,664 | $70,741 |
| 40 | Johns Hopkins University | MD | $87,555 | $18,161 | $69,394 |
| 41 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | MO | $82,957 | $13,773 | $69,184 |
| 42 | Gnomon | CA | $114,785 | $45,824 | $68,961 |
| 43 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | NY | $102,051 | $33,139 | $68,912 |
| 44 | Neumont College of Computer Science | UT | $97,827 | $28,979 | $68,848 |
| 45 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | $83,648 | $14,832 | $68,816 |
| 46 | Dartmouth College | NH | $97,434 | $28,619 | $68,815 |
| 47 | Maine Maritime Academy | ME | $89,964 | $21,185 | $68,779 |
| 48 | University of California-Los Angeles | CA | $82,511 | $14,013 | $68,498 |
| 49 | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | WA | $78,466 | $10,017 | $68,449 |
| 50 | Stevens Institute of Technology | NJ | $108,772 | $40,468 | $68,304 |
| 51 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | NM | $76,489 | $8,265 | $68,224 |
| 52 | Colorado School of Mines | CO | $97,335 | $29,240 | $68,095 |
| 53 | University of California-Irvine | CA | $80,735 | $12,840 | $67,895 |
| 54 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | NJ | $84,276 | $16,496 | $67,780 |
| 55 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus | WA | $78,466 | $10,898 | $67,568 |
| 56 | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | NY | $83,847 | $16,478 | $67,369 |
| 57 | University of Maryland-College Park | MD | $82,860 | $15,590 | $67,270 |
| 58 | Brown University | RI | $93,487 | $26,572 | $66,915 |
| 59 | University of Florida-Online | FL | $71,588 | $4,702 | $66,886 |
| 60 | Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | NJ | $82,560 | $16,189 | $66,371 |
| 61 | Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing | NJ | $87,408 | $21,187 | $66,221 |
| 62 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $81,054 | $15,201 | $65,853 |
| 63 | West Coast University-Orange County | CA | $102,672 | $36,836 | $65,836 |
| 64 | University of California-Davis | CA | $80,838 | $15,288 | $65,550 |
| 65 | Chamberlain University-Michigan | MI | $92,405 | $26,870 | $65,535 |
| 66 | Chamberlain University-Illinois | IL | $92,405 | $26,933 | $65,472 |
| 67 | San Jose State University | CA | $78,988 | $13,741 | $65,247 |
| 68 | University of Florida | FL | $71,588 | $6,351 | $65,237 |
| 69 | University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | CT | $73,997 | $8,896 | $65,101 |
| 70 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | WI | $89,070 | $24,021 | $65,049 |
| 71 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | WA | $78,466 | $13,485 | $64,981 |
| 72 | West Coast University-Miami | FL | $102,672 | $38,218 | $64,454 |
| 73 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | FL | $84,131 | $19,733 | $64,398 |
| 74 | Boston College | MA | $103,937 | $39,866 | $64,071 |
| 75 | Washington University in St Louis | MO | $86,182 | $22,117 | $64,065 |
| 76 | Georgetown University | DC | $103,494 | $39,433 | $64,061 |
| 77 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | VA | $86,863 | $22,881 | $63,982 |
| 78 | Duke University | NC | $97,800 | $34,454 | $63,346 |
| 79 | Davidson College | NC | $81,400 | $18,127 | $63,273 |
| 80 | Illinois Institute of Technology | IL | $82,592 | $19,353 | $63,239 |
| 81 | Trinity Health System School of Nursing | OH | $71,660 | $8,454 | $63,206 |
| 82 | Jewish Theological Seminary of America | NY | $92,751 | $29,744 | $63,007 |
| 83 | Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing | MA | $88,084 | $25,162 | $62,922 |
| 84 | Chamberlain University-Florida | FL | $92,405 | $29,539 | $62,866 |
| 85 | Colorado State University Global | CO | $76,813 | $14,099 | $62,714 |
| 86 | HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing | FL | $72,275 | $9,672 | $62,603 |
| 87 | CUNY City College | NY | $66,039 | $3,486 | $62,553 |
| 88 | University of Connecticut-Avery Point | CT | $73,997 | $11,504 | $62,493 |
| 89 | Michigan Technological University | MI | $78,198 | $15,729 | $62,469 |
| 90 | Northwestern University | IL | $89,363 | $27,143 | $62,220 |
| 91 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing | OH | $75,103 | $12,939 | $62,164 |
| 92 | Bowdoin College | ME | $82,735 | $20,786 | $61,949 |
| 93 | Kettering University | MI | $94,823 | $33,092 | $61,731 |
| 94 | Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital | NY | $83,972 | $22,322 | $61,650 |
| 95 | Swarthmore College | PA | $80,257 | $18,686 | $61,571 |
| 96 | Brigham Young University | UT | $75,790 | $14,487 | $61,303 |
| 97 | University of California-Santa Barbara | CA | $74,915 | $13,825 | $61,090 |
| 98 | Chamberlain University-Georgia | GA | $92,405 | $31,471 | $60,934 |
| 99 | Ner Israel Rabbinical College | MD | $66,330 | $5,548 | $60,782 |
| 100 | Unitek College | CA | $87,877 | $27,158 | $60,719 |
About This Ranking
The value score is calculated as median earnings (10yr) minus average net price. Higher scores indicate a better return on investment. Only schools with both earnings and net price data are included. All data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.