2026 Best Value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance Bachelor’s Degree Schools
Looking for the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance bachelor’s degree programs in the United States? This list ranks 372 institutions by value — the balance of cost and student outcomes, using our 2026 methodology. Our scores reflect factors such as tuition, student debt, and post-graduation earnings to surface the strongest return on investment.
To help you make your decision, Course Advisor reviewed schools to build this 2026 value ranking, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard). View our full ranking methodology.
Top 25 Best-Value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Here are the top-ranked schools for value:
For return on investment, no school beat Ferris State University this year in the United States. Located in Big Rapids, MI, Ferris State University is a public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $14,778. The median Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance program debt is $18,125. A decade after starting, students earn a median of $54,735. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Ferris State University admits about 91% of applicants. Read more about Ferris State University
Out of the 372 schools in the United States in this year's value ranking, Arkansas State University Newport landed the #2 spot. Get the full Arkansas State University Newport report
A rank of #3 makes Elizabethtown Community And Technical College one of the best values in the United States. Read the full report on Elizabethtown Community And Technical College
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Green River Community College earned it the #4 place in the United States. See the full Green River Community College profile
Out of the 372 schools in the United States in this year's value ranking, Mountainland Technical College landed the #5 spot. Read more about Mountainland Technical College
Scioto County Career Technical Center landed the #6 spot for value in the United States this year. Read the full report on Scioto County Career Technical Center
Carrington College Phoenix came in at #7 in this year's value ranking. See the full Carrington College Phoenix profile
Central Pennsylvania Institute Of Science And Technology placed #8 among the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools in the United States. More on Central Pennsylvania Institute Of Science And Technology
Georgia Northwestern Technical College offered strong value this year, earning the #9 position. More on Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Nashville Auto Diesel College placed #10 among the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools in the United States. More on Nashville Auto Diesel College
Southeastern Community College West Burlington placed #11 among the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools in the United States. More on Southeastern Community College West Burlington
University Of Alaska Anchorage came in at #12 in this year's value ranking. Get the full University Of Alaska Anchorage report
Aviation Institute Of Maintenance Atlanta placed #13 among the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools in the United States. Get the full Aviation Institute Of Maintenance Atlanta report
Pikes Peak Community College came in at #14 in this year's value ranking. Read the full report on Pikes Peak Community College
New Castle School Of Trades ranked #15 on our 2026 list of the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools. Read more about New Castle School Of Trades
Shoreline Community College landed the #16 spot for value in the United States this year. Read more about Shoreline Community College
Gateway Community And Technical College landed the #17 spot for value in the United States this year. See the full Gateway Community And Technical College profile
Northwest Louisiana Technical College ranked #18 on our 2026 list of the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools. Get the full Northwest Louisiana Technical College report
Reedley College
Reedley College placed #19 among the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools in the United States. Read the full report on Reedley College
Rockingham Community College came in at #20 in this year's value ranking. Get the full Rockingham Community College report
Western Nebraska Community College ranked #21 on our 2026 list of the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools. See the full Western Nebraska Community College profile
North Florida Community College ranked #22 on our 2026 list of the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools. See the full North Florida Community College profile
Tyler Junior College placed #23 among the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools in the United States. Get the full Tyler Junior College report
Delgado Community College came in at #24 in this year's value ranking. Get the full Delgado Community College report
H Councill Trenholm State Technical College came in at #25 in this year's value ranking. See the full H Councill Trenholm State Technical College profile
Rest of the Top 50 Best-Value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Not far behind, these schools also offered excellent value:
Wake Technical Community College placed #26 among the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools in the United States. Read the full report on Wake Technical Community College
Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Morristown landed the #27 spot for value in the United States this year. Read more about Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Morristown
Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Paris placed #28 among the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools in the United States. Read the full report on Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Paris
University Of Arkansas Community College Hope landed the #29 spot for value in the United States this year. Read more about University Of Arkansas Community College Hope
Dakota County Technical College placed #30 among the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools in the United States. More on Dakota County Technical College
Montcalm Community College ranked #31 on our 2026 list of the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools. Get the full Montcalm Community College report
Holmes Community College landed the #32 spot for value in the United States this year. Read the full report on Holmes Community College
Navajo Technical College ranked #33 on our 2026 list of the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools. Read the full report on Navajo Technical College
Niagara County Community College offered strong value this year, earning the #34 position. See the full Niagara County Community College profile
Aviation Institute Of Maintenance Houston ranked #35 on our 2026 list of the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools. Get the full Aviation Institute Of Maintenance Houston report
Copiah Lincoln Community College ranked #36 on our 2026 list of the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools. Get the full Copiah Lincoln Community College report
Marshalltown Community College landed the #37 spot for value in the United States this year. Get the full Marshalltown Community College report
Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Shelbyville placed #38 among the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools in the United States. Read the full report on Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Shelbyville
Warren County Career Center came in at #39 in this year's value ranking. More on Warren County Career Center
George C Wallace State Community College Dothan came in at #40 in this year's value ranking. See the full George C Wallace State Community College Dothan profile
Northern Michigan University came in at #41 in this year's value ranking. See the full Northern Michigan University profile
Owens Community College ranked #42 on our 2026 list of the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools. Get the full Owens Community College report
Ehove Career Center offered strong value this year, earning the #43 position. Read the full report on Ehove Career Center
Gadsden State Community College placed #44 among the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools in the United States. Get the full Gadsden State Community College report
Lakes Region Community College landed the #45 spot for value in the United States this year. More on Lakes Region Community College
Pueblo Community College landed the #46 spot for value in the United States this year. Get the full Pueblo Community College report
Joliet Junior College placed #47 among the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools in the United States. Read more about Joliet Junior College
Ozarks Technical Community College came in at #48 in this year's value ranking. Read more about Ozarks Technical Community College
College Of The Sequoias offered strong value this year, earning the #49 position. Read the full report on College Of The Sequoias
Snow College
Snow College ranked #50 on our 2026 list of the best-value Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance schools. More on Snow College
Related Heavy Industrial Equipment Maintenance Value Rankings
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Ranking Methodology & Notes
This list is compiled by Course Advisor (DMS_RANKING_2023), 2026 edition. Rankings consider 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 · Scope: Nation. *Averages shown above reflect the top 372 ranked schools only.
References
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education (core institutional data).
- College Scorecard — U.S. Department of Education (graduate earnings and outcomes data).