2026 Best Value Value Schools in the Southeast Region
[Value](/majors/health-care-professions/bioethics-medical-ethics/health-professions-education/) 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 8 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for value students.
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2026 Best Value Value Schools in the Southeast Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in value, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Value Schools
For return on investment in value, no school beat William Carey University this year. Set in the city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $15,480. Students borrow a median of $25,079 to complete the value program here. Value graduates of William Carey University earn a median of $85,666 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 60% of applicants are accepted.
Campbell University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value value schools. Campbell University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buies Creek. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $41,600. Value graduates carry a median of $23,641 in student loans. Early-career value graduates make about $54,629. That is a strong return on a $23,641 median debt. Roughly 87% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Rhodes College earned it the #3 place for value. Rhodes College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Memphis. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $57,110. Students borrow a median of $23,078 to complete the value program here. Early-career value graduates make about $40,807. That is a strong return on a $23,078 median debt. Rhodes College admits about 50% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 8 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).
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