Most Affordable Top MBA Programs (2026)

The best MBA programs by tuition value. Where you get a ranked degree without six figures of student debt.

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1
UMass Isenberg Amherst, MA
GMAT 648 Salary $115K Accept 30%
2
Appalachian State (Walker) Boone, NC
GMAT 540 Salary $68K Accept 70%
3
Kansas State Manhattan, KS
GMAT 540 Salary $78K Accept 80%
4
FAU Boca Raton, FL
GMAT 565 Salary $78K Accept 69%
5
UNC Wilmington (Cameron) Wilmington, NC
GMAT 545 Salary $70K Accept 68%
6
Alabama Manderson Tuscaloosa, AL
GMAT 652 Salary $72K Accept 63%
7
JMU Harrisonburg, VA
GMAT 568 Salary $92K Accept 65%
8
UIC Liautaud Chicago, IL
GMAT 600 Salary $101K Accept 65%
9
UTSA (Alvarez) San Antonio, TX
GMAT 520 Salary $79K Accept 70%
10
Arkansas Walton Fayetteville, AR
GMAT 580 Salary $80K Accept 64%
11
Memphis (Fogelman) Memphis, TN
GMAT 570 Salary $92K Accept 65%
12
Mississippi State Starkville, MS
GMAT 538 Salary $92K Accept 67%
13
SDSU Fowler San Diego, CA
GMAT 621 Salary $92K Accept 47%
14
Northern Illinois DeKalb, IL
GMAT 550 Salary $93K Accept 70%
15
Old Dominion (Strome) Norfolk, VA
GMAT 540 Salary $76K Accept 85%
16
Ole Miss Oxford, MS
GMAT 532 Salary $72K Accept 70%
17
UCF Orlando, FL
GMAT 550 Salary $78K Accept 55%
18
UGA Terry Athens, GA
GMAT 641 Salary $119K Accept 41%
19
South Florida (Muma) Tampa, FL
GMAT 577 Salary $72K Accept 40%
20
Montana Missoula, MT
GMAT 543 Salary $71K Accept 75%