2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master'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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Civil Engineering Master'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 master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.
Full Civil Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the 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.
UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
The excellent master’s degree programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Plains States Region . South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $16,917 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Dakota State also is in the top 20% of our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 5 spot on the list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UND are $18,968 a year.
With a ranking of #6, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Civil Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
With a ranking of #8, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.
Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 15% of our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Kansas State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree civil engineering programs. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a very 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.
Best Civil Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best civil engineering colleges 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 |
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Civil Engineering Related Majors for Civil Eng
One of 39 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 14 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).
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