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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$24,185 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$94,068 Avg Salary

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

Electrical Engineering is the #27 most popular major in the country with 11,021 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Electrical 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 16 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for EE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a 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.

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#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 a year.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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

South Dakota State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 5% of our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $18,968 per year.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UST MN are $23,736 a year.

UST MN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree electrical engineering programs. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SD Mines are $20,116 per year.

Full Electrical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Report

#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree electrical engineering programs. K -State is a very 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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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree electrical engineering programs. 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 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 Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 188
Minnesota 129
Iowa 0
Kansas 32
Nebraska 17
North Dakota 16
South Dakota 29

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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 NASA.

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