[Engineering-Related Fields](/majors/engineering-technologies/engineering-related-fields/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong engineering-related fields education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value engineering-related fields schools.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in engineering-related fields, balancing cost against outcomes.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University earned the #1 spot for value among engineering-related fields schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $15,948 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $37,764. Typical student debt for engineering-related fields graduates is $23,750. Soon after graduation, engineering-related fields degree recipients from Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University generally make around $56,513. That is a strong return on a $23,750 median debt. Roughly 55% of applicants are accepted.
A rank of #2 makes Liberty University one of the best values for engineering-related fields. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $16,173. Typical student debt for engineering-related fields graduates is $27,414. Early-career engineering-related fields graduates make about $45,877. That is a strong return on a $27,414 median debt. Roughly 99% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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