2026 Best Value Housing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
[Housing](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-environments-housing/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for housing students.
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2026 Best Value Housing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the housing degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Housing Schools
Leading the list is Cuny New York City College Of Technology, our #1 best value for housing in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cuny New York City College Of Technology is a large public school located in the city of Brooklyn. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $7,332, while out-of-state students pay about $15,282. Students borrow a median of $11,492 to complete the housing program here. Early-career housing graduates make about $64,192. Set against $11,492 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 80% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 · 4 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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