2026 Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Arizona

[General Manufacturing Engineering](/majors/engineering/manufacturing-engineering/general-manufacturing-engineering/) 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 3 schools to find the best return on investment for general manufacturing engineering students.
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2026 Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Arizona
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general manufacturing engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools
Arizona State University tops our 2026 list of the best value general manufacturing engineering schools in Arizona. Set in the city of Tempe, Arizona State University is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,223, compared with $33,139 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $24,253 to complete the general manufacturing engineering program here. General Manufacturing Engineering graduates of Arizona State University earn a median of $74,119 early in their careers. Set against $24,253 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Arizona State University admits about 90% of applicants.
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 · 3 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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