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CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Value Colleges (), an independent online guide to the best values in undergraduate and graduate college education, has released its 2015 ranking of the Top 50 Best Value MBA Programs at.

Value Colleges' Top 50 Best Value MBA list is a guide to the colleges and universities that give students the best return for their investment: colleges that meet the ideal combination of affordability and excellence, with high ROI and low debt. These fifty schools represent the most secure investment for students hoping to improve their education and status with a convenient, flexible degree program. At the top of the ranking are the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young ³Ô¹ÏÍø; the Kelley School of Business at Indiana ³Ô¹ÏÍø; and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

The ranking was built using the following criteria:

*National rankings

*Cost of attendance

*Average graduate salary

Information was compiled from Payscale.com, the AACSB, U.S. New & World Report, IPEDS, and the schools' own websites, for complete accuracy.

With no further ado, the list (in alphabetical order):

Arizona State ³Ô¹ÏÍø, W.P. Carey School of Business

Boston College, Carroll School of Management Ìý Ìý Ìý

Boston ³Ô¹ÏÍø, School of Management

Brigham Young ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Marriott School of Management

The College of William & Mary, Mason School of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

Emory ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Goizueta Business School Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

Florida International ³Ô¹ÏÍø, College of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

George Washington ³Ô¹ÏÍø, School of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

Georgia Institute of Technology, Scheller College of Business

Indiana ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Kelley School of Business

Michigan State ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Broad Graduate School of Management

North Carolina State ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Poole College of Management Ìý

Ohio State ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Fisher College of Business

Pennsylvania State ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Smeal College of Business

Purdue ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Krannert School of Management Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

Rutgers ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Rutgers Business School

Texas A&M ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Mays Business School

Texas Christian ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Neeley School of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý

Texas Tech ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Rawls College of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

Thunderbird School of Global Management Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Alabama, Manderson Graduate School of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Arizona, Eller College of Management Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø at Buffalo, School of Management Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management

³Ô¹ÏÍø of California, Irvine, Merage School of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Cincinnati, College of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado, Boulder, Leeds School of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Connecticut, School of Business

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Florida, Hough Graduate School of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Georgia, Terry College of Business Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, College of Business

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Iowa, Tippie School of Management

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Maryland, Smith School of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Mississippi, School of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Missouri, Trulaske College of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Oklahoma, Price College of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of South Carolina, Moore School of Business

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Tennessee at Knoxville, Haslam College of Business

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Texas, Austin, McCombs School of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Texas, Dallas, Jindal School of Management Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Utah, Eccles School of Business

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Washington, Foster School of Business Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Business Ìý

Vanderbilt ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Owen Graduate School of Management Ìý Ìý

Wake Forest ³Ô¹ÏÍø, School of Business

"If you're in business, maybe middle management, what you've heard is true," Value Colleges Editor Carrie Sealey-Morris explains, "the best way for you to advance is an MBA. The schools on this list have a multitude of distinct advantages, such as career development centers; fellowships and international travel; large, loyal alumni networks; and, often, proximity to major metropolitan areas, where partnerships and connections with the corporate world afford students the potential for internships and employment. Low tuition costs and high average starting salaries mean a great return on investment, and that's what we mean by 'value.'"

Value Colleges is an online resource with one mission: helping prospective students find the best educational value in their chosen field. At Value Colleges future students can find rankings for the top investments in online and residential college degrees, advice on making the best decisions about finances when in college, and explanations of commonly-misunderstood aspects of college costs.

Contact:

Carrie Sealey-Morris

Editor, Value Colleges

(512) 710-9901

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