[General Metallurgical Engineering](/majors/engineering/metallurgical-engineering/general-metallurgical-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value general metallurgical engineering schools.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general metallurgical engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
For return on investment in general metallurgical engineering, no school beat The University Of Texas At El Paso this year. Set in the city of El Paso, The University Of Texas At El Paso is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,544, with out-of-state students paying around $25,502. Students borrow a median of $20,490 to complete the general metallurgical engineering program here. Early-career general metallurgical engineering graduates make about $53,478. That is a strong return on a $20,490 median debt. The acceptance rate is 100%.
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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 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).
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