2026 Best Value Value Schools in the Far Western Region

[Value](/majors/education/educational-administration/early-childhood-program-administration/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for value students.
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2026 Best Value Value Schools in the Far Western Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the value degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Value Schools
Our analysis ranked Brandman University Part Of The Chapman University System the best value for a degree in value in the Far Western Region. Brandman University Part Of The Chapman University System is a large public school located in the suburb of Aliso Viejo. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $12,540. Value graduates carry a median of $27,471 in student loans. Value graduates of Brandman University Part Of The Chapman University System earn a median of $94,998 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,471 median debt.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.