2027 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
[Manufacturing Engineering](/majors/engineering/manufacturing-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for manufacturing engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the manufacturing engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools
Leading the list is Brigham Young University Provo, our #1 best value for manufacturing engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region. Set in the city of Provo, Brigham Young University Provo is a very large private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $6,688. Manufacturing Engineering graduates carry a median of $11,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, manufacturing engineering degree recipients from Brigham Young University Provo generally make around $69,520. Set against $11,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Brigham Young University Provo admits about 68% of applicants.
Students looking for strong value in manufacturing engineering will find it at Colorado School Of Mines, which ranked #2. Set in the suburb of Golden, Colorado School Of Mines is a moderately-sized public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $21,914, compared with $45,824 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for manufacturing engineering graduates is $24,521. Soon after graduation, manufacturing engineering degree recipients from Colorado School Of Mines generally make around $76,298. Set against $24,521 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 61%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 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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