2027 Best Value Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region
[Military Technologies & Applied Sciences](/majors/military-technologies-sciences/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for military technologies & applied sciences students.
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2027 Best Value Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the military technologies & applied sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Schools
Our analysis ranked Cochise College the best value for a degree in military technologies & applied sciences in the Southwest Region. Set in the city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a moderately-sized public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $2,280, while out-of-state students pay about $6,120. Typical student debt for military technologies & applied sciences graduates is $17,057. Early-career military technologies & applied sciences graduates make about $46,981. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
Students looking for strong value in military technologies & applied sciences will find it at University Of Arizona, which ranked #2. University Of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,573, while out-of-state students pay about $39,903. Military Technologies & Applied Sciences graduates carry a median of $21,861 in student loans. Soon after graduation, military technologies & applied sciences degree recipients from University Of Arizona generally make around $50,834. Set against $21,861 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Arizona admits about 86% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Advancing Technology earned it the #3 place for military technologies & applied sciences. University Of Advancing Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $18,800. Typical student debt for military technologies & applied sciences graduates is $31,000. Early-career military technologies & applied sciences graduates make about $64,915. That is a strong return on a $31,000 median debt. Roughly 98% of applicants are accepted.
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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 · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 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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