For the fourth year in a row, Brenau University was ranked as the 10th best education value in the Southeast by U.S. News & World Report.

The 130-year-old university’s ranking appears among the magazine’s listings of colleges and universities whose highest academic programs lead to master’s degrees. Mercer was the only other Georgia institution in the best value top 10.

Brenau ranked 39th overall in the magazine’s rankings of southern colleges and universities in an 11-state region, which is higher than any other non-doctoral Georgia institution.

In comparison, Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, North Georgia College & State University in Dahlonega and Piedmont College in Demorest ranked 43rd, 56th and 59th respectively.