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2023 Best Value Engineering Science Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$33,052 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,473 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 451 people earned a degree or certificate in engineering science, making the major the #178 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Engineering Science Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Science Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering science majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Engineering Science Schools

$13,092 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the United States for engineering science students. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year.

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#2

Kettering University

Flint, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kettering University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Science Schools list. Located in the small city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Kettering undergraduate students pay an average of $43,824 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Kettering also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering Science Schools ranking.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.

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$22,810 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great value for engineering science students. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Athens are $22,810 per year.

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#5

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA
$19,868 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 22 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Sonoma State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Rohnert Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SSU are $19,868 per year.

Full Engineering Science at Sonoma State University Report

#6

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA
$13,908 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of New Orleans did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering science students. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNO are $13,908 per year.

Full Engineering Science at University of New Orleans Report

#7

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Science Schools ranking. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Dartmouth are $60,648 per year.

Dartmouth also made our Best Engineering Science Schools list, coming in at #5.

Full Engineering Science at Dartmouth College Report

#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Science Schools ranking. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Harvard are $55,587 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Harvard is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Science Schools list.

Full Engineering Science at Harvard University Report

University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCSD are $44,454 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSD also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Science Schools ranking.

Full Engineering Science at University of California - San Diego Report

$26,376 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering science students. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CU Anschutz undergraduate students pay an average of $26,376 in tuition and fees each year.

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Engineering Science by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 39 majors within the area of study, engineering science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Engineering Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicolás Pérez.

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