2026 Best Value Value Schools in New Jersey
[Value](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/forensic-nursing/) 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 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for value students.
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2026 Best Value Value Schools in New Jersey
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
Monmouth University earned the #1 spot for value among value schools in New Jersey. Set in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $46,552. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the value program here. Soon after graduation, value degree recipients from Monmouth University generally make around $102,075. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Roughly 89% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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 · 1 school 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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