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2026 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools Schools in the Outlying Areas Region

[Engineering Technologies Schools](/majors/engineering-technologies/) 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.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value engineering technologies schools schools.

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• Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools Schools in the Outlying Areas Region

2026 Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools Schools in the Outlying Areas Region

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

Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools Schools

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Universidad Del Turabo
Gurabo, PR

$7,750 In-State Tuition & Fees

$9,668 Avg Student Debt

$26,223 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in engineering technologies schools, no school beat Universidad Del Turabo this year. Set in the suburb of Gurabo, Universidad Del Turabo is a large private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $7,750. Students borrow a median of $9,668 to complete the engineering technologies schools program here. Early-career engineering technologies schools graduates make about $28,231. That is a strong return on a $9,668 median debt.

2

University Of Puerto Rico Arecibo
Arecibo, PR

$5,324 In-State Tuition & Fees

$5,500 Avg Student Debt

$30,512 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Puerto Rico Arecibo is a great value for students pursuing a degree in engineering technologies schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Arecibo, University Of Puerto Rico Arecibo is a mid-sized public university. Students from in state pay about $5,324 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for engineering technologies schools graduates is $5,500. Soon after graduation, engineering technologies schools degree recipients from University Of Puerto Rico Arecibo generally make around $11,829. Set against $5,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Puerto Rico Arecibo admits about 59% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.