2027 Best Value General Bachelor’s Degree Schools
[General](/majors/mathematics-and-statistics/applied-statistics/general/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general students.
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2027 Best Value General Schools in the United States
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Schools
For return on investment in general, no school beat Brigham Young University Idaho this year. Located in the town of Rexburg, Brigham Young University Idaho is a very large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $4,800. Students borrow a median of $13,287 to complete the general program here. Soon after graduation, general degree recipients from Brigham Young University Idaho generally make around $43,853. That is a strong return on a $13,287 median debt. Roughly 96% of applicants are accepted.
Students looking for strong value in general will find it at Wake Forest University, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a large private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $67,642. General graduates carry a median of $21,577 in student loans. Early-career general graduates make about $67,369. Set against $21,577 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 22%.
Dartmouth College is a great value for students pursuing a degree in general, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth College is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $68,019 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for general graduates is $16,989. Early-career general graduates make about $81,992. That is a strong return on a $16,989 median debt. Roughly 5% of applicants are accepted.
Students looking for strong value in general will find it at Rochester Institute Of Technology, which ranked #4. Rochester Institute Of Technology is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. In-state tuition and fees average $59,210. Typical student debt for general graduates is $27,491. Soon after graduation, general degree recipients from Rochester Institute Of Technology generally make around $63,515. That is a strong return on a $27,491 median debt. Roughly 67% of applicants are accepted.
Baylor University came in at #5 on our 2027 list of the best value general schools. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor University is a very large private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $58,100. Typical student debt for general graduates is $23,928. Early-career general graduates make about $49,888. That is a strong return on a $23,928 median debt. Baylor University admits about 51% of applicants.
Other General Degree Levels
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 5 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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