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2026 Best Value Trasportation Engineering Schools in New York

[Trasportation Engineering](/majors/engineering/civil-engineering/transportation-highway-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong trasportation engineering education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for trasportation engineering students.

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• Best Value Trasportation Engineering Schools in New York

2026 Best Value Trasportation Engineering Schools in New York

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in trasportation engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Trasportation Engineering Schools

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

$64,078 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,979 Avg Student Debt

$102,051 Median Earnings (10yr)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute tops our 2026 list of the best value trasportation engineering schools in New York. Set in the city of Troy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $64,078 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for trasportation engineering graduates is $26,979. Trasportation Engineering graduates of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute earn a median of $74,035 early in their careers. Set against $26,979 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 64% of applicants are accepted.

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New York University
New York, NY

$62,796 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,905 Avg Student Debt

$82,509 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at New York University earned it the #2 place for trasportation engineering. Set in the city of New York, New York University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $62,796 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $21,905 to complete the trasportation engineering program here. Trasportation Engineering graduates of New York University earn a median of $82,144 early in their careers. Set against $21,905 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. New York University admits about 9% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled 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 · 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.