2026 Best Value Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences Associate’s Degree Schools

[Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences](/majors/military-technologies-sciences/other-military-tech-applied-sciences/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 9 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value other military tech & applied sciences schools.
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2026 Best Value Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences Schools in the United States
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other military tech & applied sciences, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences Schools
American Public University System tops our 2026 list of the best value other military tech & applied sciences schools in the United States. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Public University System is a very large private for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,400. Typical student debt for other military tech & applied sciences graduates is $23,438. Early-career other military tech & applied sciences graduates make about $57,404. That is a strong return on a $23,438 median debt.
Other Other Military Tech & Applied Sciences Degree Levels
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 · 9 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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