2026 Best Value Housing Schools in the The Plains States Region
[Housing](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-environments-housing/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong housing education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for housing students.
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2026 Best Value Housing Schools in the The Plains States 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
For return on investment in housing, no school beat Missouri State University Springfield this year. Missouri State University Springfield is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,502, with out-of-state students paying around $18,770. Students borrow a median of $26,411 to complete the housing program here. Early-career housing graduates make about $40,324. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 90%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 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.
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