2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You
Chemical Engineering is the #76 most popular major in the country with 2,662 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for chem eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for chem eng majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best value school in the Plains States Region for chemical engineering students. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Dakota is a great value for chemical engineering students. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $15,037 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SD Mines are $16,530 a year.
Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at K -State are $26,491 a year.
Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.
Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.
UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mizzou are $30,450 a year.
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University of Kansas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value chemical engineering programs. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.
KU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,034 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $19,148 per year.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Missouri University of Science and Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $31,099 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Missouri University of Science and Technology also is in the top 5% of our Best Chemical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best chemical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 65 |
| Minnesota | 32 |
| Iowa | 18 |
| Kansas | 11 |
| Nebraska | 2 |
| North Dakota | 5 |
| South Dakota | 11 |
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Majors Related to Chem Eng
One of 39 majors within the area of study, chemical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Chem Eng
| 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 12 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 Mikulova.
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