2027 Best Value Value Schools in the Southeast Region
[Value](/majors/psychology/clinical-counseling-applied-psychology/performance-and-sport/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. 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 value students.
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2027 Best Value Value Schools in the Southeast Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the value degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Value Schools
University Of Kentucky tops our 2027 list of the best value value schools in the Southeast Region. University Of Kentucky is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington. Students from in state pay about $13,502 in tuition and fees, compared with $34,140 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for value graduates is $24,094. Soon after graduation, value degree recipients from University Of Kentucky generally make around $72,289. Set against $24,094 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 93% of applicants are accepted.
A rank of #2 makes Faulkner University one of the best values for value. Faulkner University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Montgomery. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $23,920. Value graduates carry a median of $27,691 in student loans. Early-career value graduates make about $26,988. That is a strong return on a $27,691 median debt. Roughly 73% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 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).
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