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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$24,031 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, civil engineering was ranked #43 in the country. In fact 6,042 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for civil eng 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 Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the civil eng doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 per year.

South Dakota State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a great value for civil engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SD Mines are $20,116 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate students pay an average of $31,008 in tuition and fees each year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also claimed a spot on our Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#10

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

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Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 88
Minnesota 49
Iowa 79
Kansas 44
Nebraska 30
North Dakota 9
South Dakota 32

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

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