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2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$27,813 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,951 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, computer engineering was ranked #46 in the country. In fact 5,557 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for CE students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for CE majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for computer engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

St. Cloud State University graduate students pay an average of $13,412 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Saint Cloud State University

Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 15% of our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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

Read full report on Computer Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia

#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Iowa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Iowa Report

#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer engineering programs. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.

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#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer engineering programs. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SLU are $22,614 per year.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer engineering programs. 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Computer Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in tuition and fees each year.

WUSTL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Computer Engineering at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 27
Minnesota 14
Iowa 71
Kansas 1
North Dakota 20

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

Majors Similar to CE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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