Sorry, Longhorns. Texas A&M provides best value of any Texas college, study says

MONEY Magazine named Texas A&M the best value of any college or school In Texas.

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Texas A&M University is ranked the top university in Texas in MONEY magazine's new best value ranking.

The list, which was released on Monday, ranks the top 50 schools in the United States. The ranking is based on quality of education, affordability and graduates' earnings as they pursue their respective careers.

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The study says "Aggies tend to thrive economically after leaving school" and that according to PayScale, former students "report earning an average of $59,000 within three years of commencement – about 6 percent more than the average for schools with a similar composition of students."

In the national rankings, Texas A&M placed in the ranking's No. 18 spot.

Nationally, the University of Texas at Austin and Rice University are ranked No. 28 and No. 24, respectively. nationally.

A number of other Texas colleges are ranked among a total of 744 schools in the magazine's complete rankings list.

The University of California-Irvine ranked first in school's that have the best value. CUNY-Bernard Baruch College of New York, Princeton University, UCLA and the University of California-Davis filled out the No. 2 through No. 5.

You can see the full rankings by clicking here.

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