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/