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2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$32,133 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,931 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Engineering 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.

The Best Value Computer 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 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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 Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer Engineering Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for computer engineering students. 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 undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.

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#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN
$18,010 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Cloud State University are $18,010 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Computer Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 20% of our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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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 Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 5 spot 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 undergraduate students at Iowa are $31,905 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa also is in the top 10% of our Best Computer Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value computer engineering programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $30,450 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$28,034 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KU are $28,034 per year.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value computer engineering programs. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,099 per 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 Computer Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO
$48,824 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer engineering students. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SLU are $48,824 per year.

Full Computer Engineering at Saint Louis University Report

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WUSTL are $58,866 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WUSTL is ranked #4 for overall quality for CE in the Plains States Region .

Full Computer Engineering at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best computer engineering colleges 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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