by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Wyoming ranking is part of that endeavor. This list is proof that you shouldn't avoid normally high-priced schools, since the actual price may be very affordable if you qualify for financial aid.
In This Year's Value Report:
Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Wyoming to determine which ones have the best value programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Wyoming ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes $48-$75k a year. The net price is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
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Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found University of Wyoming to be the best value (income $48-$75k) school in Wyoming in this year’s ranking. UW is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming.
University of Wyoming has the honor of being ranked #1 in Wyoming for overall quality on top of being a good value. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $6,920.
The quality degree programs at Laramie County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Wyoming. Located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the school is a small public institution.
Not only is Laramie County Community College a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in Wyoming for overall quality. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $5,860.
Out of the 7 schools in Wyoming that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Wyoming Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. WWCC is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming and has a small student population. It is a public school.
Not only is Western Wyoming Community College a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Wyoming for overall quality. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $7,318.
The quality degree programs at Casper College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of Best Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Wyoming. Casper College is a public institution located in Casper, Wyoming.
Not only is Casper College a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Wyoming for overall quality. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $8,313.
The quality degree programs at Northwest College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Wyoming. Located in Powell, Wyoming, the school is a small public institution.
Not only is Northwest College a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Wyoming for overall quality. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $5,746.
Central Wyoming College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Wyoming ranking. CWC is a public institution located in Riverton, Wyoming.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Central Wyoming College is ranked #5 for quality in the state of Wyoming. Students from families who make $48-$75k a year pay an annual average net price of $8,980.
Northern Wyoming Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Best Colleges for the Money (Income $48-$75k) in Wyoming list. Located in Sheridan, Wyoming, the school is a small public institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Northern Wyoming Community College District is ranked #6 for quality in the state of Wyoming. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $48-$75k per year is $10,236.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.