2027 Best Value Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Schools in Virginia

[Military Technologies & Applied Sciences](/majors/military-technologies-sciences/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for military technologies & applied sciences students.
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2027 Best Value Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Schools in Virginia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in military technologies & applied sciences, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Schools
Our analysis ranked Virginia Union University the best value for a degree in military technologies & applied sciences in Virginia. Set in the city of Richmond, Virginia Union University is a small private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $17,830. Military Technologies & Applied Sciences graduates carry a median of $30,593 in student loans. Military Technologies & Applied Sciences graduates of Virginia Union University earn a median of $25,910 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 98%.
Liberty University came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value military technologies & applied sciences schools. Set in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $16,173. Typical student debt for military technologies & applied sciences graduates is $19,407. Military Technologies & Applied Sciences graduates of Liberty University earn a median of $70,900 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Liberty University admits about 99% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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.