2026 Best Value Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Schools in Idaho
[Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician](/majors/engineering-technologies/mechanical-engineering-technology/automotive-engineering-technology-technician/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for automotive engineering technology/technician students.
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2026 Best Value Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Schools in Idaho
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in automotive engineering technology/technician, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician Schools
Our analysis ranked Brigham Young University Idaho the best value for a degree in automotive engineering technology/technician in Idaho. Set in the town of Rexburg, Brigham Young University Idaho is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $4,800. Students borrow a median of $16,214 to complete the automotive engineering technology/technician program here. Early-career automotive engineering technology/technician graduates make about $62,440. Set against $16,214 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 96%.
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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 · 1 school 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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