[Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields](/majors/engineering-technologies/other-engineering-technology/engineering-technologies-and-engineering-related-fields-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields schools.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields, balancing cost against outcomes.
For return on investment in other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields, no school beat Purdue University Main Campus this year. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Main Campus is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $9,992 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $28,794. Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields graduates carry a median of $21,500 in student loans. Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields graduates of Purdue University Main Campus earn a median of $74,201 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $21,500 median debt. Purdue University Main Campus admits about 50% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 1 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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