2026 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
[General Petroleum Engineering](/majors/engineering/petroleum-engineering/general-petroleum-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general petroleum engineering students.
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2026 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general petroleum engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools
Marietta College tops our 2026 list of the best value general petroleum engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region. Set in the town of Marietta, Marietta College is a small private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $39,652. Typical student debt for general petroleum engineering graduates is $27,000. General Petroleum Engineering graduates of Marietta College earn a median of $82,205 early in their careers. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Marietta College admits about 79% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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 · 1 school 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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