Money Magazine’s list of 2020’s best colleges for your money will help you quantify what is sometimes a very difficult task: determining which school gives you more value for your money. It’s not just about adding tuition and room and board; there are other monetary costs involved. But there are also other quantifiable categories you don’t usually take into your assessment, which you should—like average salaries for your first jobs after you graduate.
California residents, there’s some good news! Even though the cost of a University of California education has risen from the days when it was almost free, half of the best value universities from the first twelve places on Money’s list are all UC’s!