[Engineering-Related Technologies](/majors/engineering-technologies/engineering-related-technologies/) 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 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for engineering-related technologies students.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in engineering-related technologies, balancing cost against outcomes.
Leading the list is East Tennessee State University, our #1 best value for engineering-related technologies in Tennessee. Set in the city of Johnson City, East Tennessee State University is a large public institution. Students from in state pay about $10,216 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $13,726. Engineering-Related Technologies graduates carry a median of $21,301 in student loans. Early-career engineering-related technologies graduates make about $45,444. Set against $21,301 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 86% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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 · 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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