2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Environmental Engineering School for You
Environmental Engineering is the #144 most popular major in the country with 919 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for environmental engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the environmental 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 Environmental Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best value school in the Plains States Region for environmental engineering students. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.
UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 10% of our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Dakota is a great value for environmental engineering students. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UND are $15,037 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
KU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,034 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great value for environmental engineering students. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.
Missouri University of Science and Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $31,099 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology also did well on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for environmental engineering students. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.
Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $31,905 in tuition and fees each year.
Iowa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best environmental engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 4 |
| Iowa | 5 |
| Kansas | 3 |
| Nebraska | 6 |
| North Dakota | 2 |
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Majors Related to Environmental Engineering
One of 39 majors within the area of study, environmental engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Environmental Engineering
| 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 5 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 U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alesia Goosic.
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