2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Engineering School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general engineering was ranked #64 in the country. In fact 3,548 degrees and certificates were handed out 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a .
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in General Engineering
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for general engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $26,720 per year.
UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.
The excellent programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the Plains States Region . South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, South Dakota State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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The excellent programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the Plains States Region . SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.
SD Mines undergraduate students pay an average of $16,530 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region 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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With a ranking of #6, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general engineering students. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa are $31,905 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $19,148 per year.
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Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SLU are $48,824 per year.
Best General Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best general engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 50 |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Iowa | 11 |
| Kansas | 0 |
| Nebraska | 48 |
| North Dakota | 0 |
| South Dakota | 8 |
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General Engineering Related Majors for Engineering
One of 39 majors within the area of study, general engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to 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 8 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 Rémi Kaupp.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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