2026 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools in Ohio
[General Petroleum Engineering](/majors/engineering/petroleum-engineering/general-petroleum-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general petroleum engineering education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value general petroleum engineering schools.
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2026 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools in Ohio
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general petroleum engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools
For return on investment in general petroleum engineering, no school beat Marietta College this year. Marietta College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Marietta. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $39,652. General Petroleum Engineering graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. 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. Roughly 79% of applicants are accepted.
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 · 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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