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2026 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Texas

[Engineering Science](/majors/engineering/engineering-science/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools to find the best return on investment for engineering science students.

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• Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Texas

2026 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in Texas

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

Best Value Engineering Science Schools

1

Houston Community College
Houston, TX

$2,040 In-State Tuition & Fees

$17,814 Avg Student Debt

$39,254 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Houston Community College, our #1 best value for engineering science in Texas. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $2,040, with out-of-state students paying around $5,460. Typical student debt for engineering science graduates is $17,814. Early-career engineering science graduates make about $61,518. That is a strong return on a $17,814 median debt.

2

Trinity University
San Antonio, TX

$53,676 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,249 Avg Student Debt

$71,668 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Trinity University earned it the #2 place for engineering science. Set in the city of San Antonio, Trinity University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $53,676. Typical student debt for engineering science graduates is $21,249. Early-career engineering science graduates make about $74,063. That is a strong return on a $21,249 median debt. Trinity University admits about 26% 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 · 6 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.