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2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$26,653 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering 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.

The Best Value Electrical 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 16 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for EE majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for electrical engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great value for electrical engineering students. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Minnesota State Mankato also is in the top 15% of our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Full Electrical Engineering at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Dakota State are $12,809 a year.

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

Full Electrical Engineering at South Dakota State University Report

#4

Saint Cloud State University

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

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great value for electrical engineering students. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St. Cloud State University are $18,010 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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

UNL also claimed a spot on our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND
$15,037 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $15,037 per year.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UST MN are $48,329 per year.

UST MN also took the #2 spot in our Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

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$16,530 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SD Mines are $16,530 per year.

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

#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$26,491 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

K -State undergraduate students pay an average of $26,491 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. 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 undergraduate student at Mizzou are $30,450 a year.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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