College Ranking and Review Aggregator Publishes 100 Most Affordable Colleges & Universities for 2018

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Sep 26, 2018, 08:45 ET

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- College Consensus (https://www.collegeconsensus.com), a unique new college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, has published their ranking of the 100 Most Affordable Colleges & Universities of 2018 at https://www.collegeconsensus.com/rankings/most-affordable-schools/.

To create our ranking of the 100 Most Affordable Colleges & Universities, we started with schools that qualified for a College Consensus score (see https://www.collegeconsensus.com/about/) and then ordered them from lowest to highest according to their most recent out-of-state tuition & fees published by the National Center for Education Statistics.

The 10 most affordable Consensus ranked schools are (in alphabetical order):

Alcorn State University
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Brigham Young University-Provo
Dickinson State University
Midwestern State University
United States Merchant Marine Academy
University of Texas-Permian Basin
West Texas A&M University
Youngstown State University

"In the age of rapidly rising tuition," as Managing Editor Carrie Sealey-Morris explains, "affordability is no joke." With student loan debt making up the "second-largest consumer debt class," students are looking for bargains: "earning a college degree without setting yourself up for a life of loan repayment [...] has turned into the Holy Grail." While tuition may be higher than ever, and getting higher, Sealey-Morris explains that getting a degree is still worth it: "Male and female, young and old, every race, the stats hold true: a college degree holder makes more money than a worker without a college degree." That means that prospective college students are looking for affordable tuition, but also a degree that will pay off. According to College Consensus, "Reasonable costs, market-ready skills, in-demand professions: these are the things that make the most affordable colleges in the US a smart investment for tomorrow's professionals and leaders."

"Most college rankings don't take the wide view - they look at their own particular criteria and make their rankings from a narrow set of qualifications," Managing Editor Carrie Sealey-Morris explains. Instead, "College Consensus aggregates rankings and reviews to take in all of the perspectives." The Most Affordable ranking gathers "a highly diverse assortment of colleges, including large regional public universities, small liberal arts colleges, evangelical and Catholic colleges, military academies, historically black colleges and universities, and even some of the fastest-growing up-and-coming universities in the US." College Consensus not only helps students, but calls attention to "the heroes in the higher education landscape," giving affordable colleges the chance to "stand on their own merits, recognized not only for excellence and reputation, but for being the most affordable colleges in the US."

College Consensus is a new approach to college rankings. We combine the latest results from the most respected college ranking systems with thousands of real student review scores from around the web to produce an aggregate College Consensus rating for each school. Students will not find a more comprehensive ranking of the top colleges and universities anywhere. In addition to rankings, College Consensus also offers expert advice and guidance on all aspects of college life, from finding the perfect college, to getting accepted, paying for it, and finding your professional path after graduation.

Carrie Sealey-Morris
Managing Editor, College Consensus
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SOURCE College Consensus