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2026 Best Value Engineering Schools in Delaware

[Engineering](/majors/engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong engineering education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for engineering students.

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• Best Value Engineering Schools in Delaware

2026 Best Value Engineering Schools in Delaware

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Engineering Schools

1

Delaware State University
Dover, DE

$10,670 In-State Tuition & Fees

$31,000 Avg Student Debt

$49,307 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in engineering, no school beat Delaware State University this year. Located in the city of Dover, Delaware State University is a moderately-sized public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $10,670, with out-of-state students paying around $20,634. Students borrow a median of $31,000 to complete the engineering program here. Engineering graduates of Delaware State University earn a median of $54,210 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $31,000 median debt. Roughly 47% of applicants are accepted.

2

University Of Delaware
Newark, DE

$16,810 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,943 Avg Student Debt

$72,950 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Delaware earned it the #2 place for engineering. Set in the suburb of Newark, University Of Delaware is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $16,810, compared with $41,400 for out-of-state students. Engineering graduates carry a median of $25,943 in student loans. Early-career engineering graduates make about $74,074. That is a strong return on a $25,943 median debt. Roughly 71% of applicants are accepted.

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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 · 3 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.