A recent study by Affordable Colleges (AC) Online measured college tuition costs and salaries earned by graduates to determine the ten best values.

AC Online analyzed 875 colleges and universities that met several criteria including four-year in-state-tuition of less than $40,000 to find the ones that offer the best return on investment.

Data from Payscale.com and The National Center for Education Statistics among others was used to determine the results.

The following colleges are the top 10 of 50 listed by AC Online with number one offering the highest return.
 

No. 10

Missouri University of Science and Technology

 

No. 9

University of Maryland-College Park

 

No. 8

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

 

No. 7

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

 

No. 6

College of William and Mary

 

No. 5

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

 

No. 4

Texas A&M University-College Station

 

No. 3

University of Virginia-Main Campus

 

No. 2

State University of New York at New Paltz

 

No. 1

Georgia Institute of Technology

For a full listing of all 50 colleges and universities go to:  http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/affordable-colleges-with-high-returns/