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2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$29,248 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,580 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Construction Engineering School for You

Construction Engineering is the #208 most popular major in the country with 288 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Construction 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. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for construction engineering 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the construction engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Construction Engineering

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for construction engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year.

Full Construction Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $26,720 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Construction Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

$16,530 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best construction engineering schools in the Plains States Region . 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.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

WUSTL undergraduate students pay an average of $58,866 in tuition and fees each 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 construction engineering in the Plains States Region .

Read full report on Construction Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

Best Construction Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 21
Nebraska 3
North Dakota 5
South Dakota 7

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

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 4 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 Daniel Christensen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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