PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The online education resource Best Value Schools has just released a ranking of 25 Best Value Universities across the United States. The article ranks affordable universities in the nation according to low average student debt and high-quality education. Web users can search BestValueSchools.com and find dozens of cheap universities and colleges to consider.

Data recently published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has current student loan delinquency rates at an all-time high, and many college students are searching for the cheapest schools in an effort to avoid student debt. The article about 25 Best Value Universities on BestValueSchools.com is intended as a helpful guide for college students and parents to find cheap universities that offer the best return on investment: http://www.bestvalueschools.com/25-best-value-universities/

Best Value Schools used a number of factors to rank the 25 low-debt universities, including data about public and private colleges published by Kiplinger's as well as College ROI Rankings published by salary specialists at PayScale.

Below is a complete list of 25 Best Value Universities as ranked by BestValueSchools.com:

1. California Institute of Technology

2. University of Notre Dame

3. Princeton University

4. University of Pennsylvania

5. Rice University

6. Vanderbilt University

7. University of California Berkeley
8. 
Brown University
9. 
College of William and Mary

10. DeVry University-North Brunswick New Jersey

11. Brigham Young University
12. 
University of Virginia

13. California State Polytechnic University

14. University of Washington

15. University of California Los Angeles

16. Binghamton University (SUNY)

17. Loyola University Baltimore
18. 
University of Wisconsin Madison

19. University of Florida
20. 
California State University Long Beach

21. University of Richmond

22. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

23. Appalachian State University

24. Drury University

25. University at Buffalo (SUNY)

To learn more about BestValueSchools.com or the article about 25 Best Value Universities, please visit: http://www.bestvalueschools.com

About: BestValueSchools.com is a web resource to find affordable colleges and universities in the United States. The site contains free information that compares dozens of top U.S. colleges and universities for best return on investment. Best Value Schools ranks the best schools in the nation according to high-quality degree programs and low average student debt.

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