re: Texas A&M - Best Value School in SEC

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While I agree that Texas A&M is an excellent school, a big contributing factor is the relative salary to cost of living in Texas. Housing cost is some of the lowest in the country. If you live anywhere near the petrochemical industry along the gulf coast, you can make over $100K with no college degree if you work construction or get a job in one of the plants.

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Any "study" like this is going to have inherent flaws. They're never going to account for price of living or state income taxes, property taxes, etc in some states. I understand that Texas has no state income taxes, but where do the majority of A&M graduates get jobs after school? Are they in bumblefrick Texas where the cost of living is low or are they moving to Dallas? A 100k is not the same everywhere. (I'm just using that number as an example, I really don't care to read the linked site).

That said, i agree that A&M is a good school. But "best value" could change depending on a multitude of different factors.