2026 Best Value Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology Schools in New York

[Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology](/majors/engineering-technologies/environmental-control-technology/environmental-engineering-technology-environmental-technology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools to find the best return on investment for environmental engineering technology/environmental technology students.
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2026 Best Value Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology Schools in New York
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in environmental engineering technology/environmental technology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology Schools
For return on investment in environmental engineering technology/environmental technology, no school beat Rochester Institute Of Technology this year. Set in the suburb of Rochester, Rochester Institute Of Technology is a large private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $59,210. Students borrow a median of $27,491 to complete the environmental engineering technology/environmental technology program here. Early-career environmental engineering technology/environmental technology graduates make about $63,515. Set against $27,491 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Rochester Institute Of Technology admits about 67% of applicants.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 10 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.