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2026 Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

[General Manufacturing Engineering](/majors/engineering/manufacturing-engineering/general-manufacturing-engineering/) 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 2 schools to find the best return on investment for general manufacturing engineering students.

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• Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2026 Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general manufacturing engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools

1

Brigham Young University Provo
Provo, UT

$6,688 In-State Tuition & Fees

$11,000 Avg Student Debt

$75,790 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Brigham Young University Provo, our #1 best value for general manufacturing engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region. Brigham Young University Provo is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo. Students from in state pay about $6,688 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for general manufacturing engineering graduates is $11,000. General Manufacturing Engineering graduates of Brigham Young University Provo earn a median of $69,520 early in their careers. Set against $11,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 68% of applicants are accepted.

2

Colorado School Of Mines
Golden, CO

$21,914 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,521 Avg Student Debt

$97,335 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Colorado School Of Mines one of the best values for general manufacturing engineering. Colorado School Of Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $21,914, while out-of-state students pay about $45,824. Students borrow a median of $24,521 to complete the general manufacturing engineering program here. Early-career general manufacturing engineering graduates make about $76,298. That is a strong return on a $24,521 median debt. Roughly 61% 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 · 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.