[Engineering-Related Technologies](/majors/engineering-technologies/engineering-related-technologies/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools to find the best return on investment for engineering-related technologies students.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the engineering-related technologies degrees they offer, see the list below.
New Jersey Institute Of Technology earned the #1 spot for value among engineering-related technologies schools in New Jersey. Set in the city of Newark, New Jersey Institute Of Technology is a large public institution. Students from in state pay about $19,974 in tuition and fees, compared with $37,664 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $24,755 to complete the engineering-related technologies program here. Soon after graduation, engineering-related technologies degree recipients from New Jersey Institute Of Technology generally make around $71,549. That is a strong return on a $24,755 median debt. New Jersey Institute Of Technology admits about 65% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled 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 · 5 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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