Personal finance company SmartAsset has released its 2025 report of the Best Value Colleges in the U.S., with a degree from ˿Ƶ noted as one of the highest values for your dollar in ˿Ƶ.

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According to the report, ˿Ƶ Tech graduates earn an average starting salary of $78,500, which is the highest in the ˿Ƶ rankings. The study lists the average starting salary for all ˿Ƶ higher education graduates as $65,335.

SmartAsset ranked colleges by tuition, student living costs, scholarship and grant offerings, student retention rate, and starting salary for new graduates to determine the best value in higher education. The categories were weighted to determine each institution’s “Best Value Colleges” index.

The Best Value Colleges study used the , , The Institute for College Access & Success, and.

To view SmartAsset’s rankings for ˿Ƶ colleges and universities, visit .

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