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2026 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

[Manufacturing Engineering](/majors/engineering/manufacturing-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong manufacturing engineering education at a price that pays off.

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

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• Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2026 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools

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Brigham Young University Provo
Provo, UT

$6,688 In-State Tuition & Fees

$11,000 Avg Student Debt

$75,790 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Brigham Young University Provo the best value for a degree in manufacturing engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region. Set in the city of Provo, Brigham Young University Provo is a very large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $6,688. Manufacturing Engineering graduates carry a median of $11,000 in student loans. Early-career manufacturing engineering graduates make about $69,520. That is a strong return on a $11,000 median debt. Roughly 68% of applicants are accepted.

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Colorado School Of Mines
Golden, CO

$21,914 In-State Tuition & Fees

$24,521 Avg Student Debt

$97,335 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in manufacturing engineering will find it at Colorado School Of Mines, which ranked #2. Set in the suburb of Golden, Colorado School Of Mines is a moderately-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $21,914, with out-of-state students paying around $45,824. Manufacturing Engineering graduates carry a median of $24,521 in student loans. Soon after graduation, manufacturing engineering degree recipients from Colorado School Of Mines generally make around $76,298. Set against $24,521 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Colorado School Of Mines admits about 61% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled 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.