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2026 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Minnesota

[Manufacturing Engineering](/majors/engineering/manufacturing-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong manufacturing engineering education at a price that pays off.

College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value manufacturing engineering schools.

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• Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Minnesota

2026 Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Minnesota

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

Best Value Manufacturing Engineering Schools

1

Dunwoody College Of Technology
Minneapolis, MN

$27,477 In-State Tuition & Fees

$34,996 Avg Student Debt

$61,511 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in manufacturing engineering, no school beat Dunwoody College Of Technology this year. Set in the city of Minneapolis, Dunwoody College Of Technology is a small private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $27,477. Students borrow a median of $34,996 to complete the manufacturing engineering program here. Early-career manufacturing engineering graduates make about $77,857. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Dunwoody College Of Technology admits about 99% of applicants.

2

University Of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

$54,398 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,923 Avg Student Debt

$73,739 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes University Of St Thomas Minnesota one of the best values for manufacturing engineering. University Of St Thomas Minnesota is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul. Students from in state pay about $54,398 in tuition and fees. Manufacturing Engineering graduates carry a median of $23,923 in student loans. Manufacturing Engineering graduates of University Of St Thomas Minnesota earn a median of $65,183 early in their careers. Set against $23,923 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 85% of applicants are accepted.

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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 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.