2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You
Materials Engineering is the #100 most popular major in the country with 1,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for materials 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the materials 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 Materials Engineering
Our analysis found South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.
SD Mines undergraduate students pay an average of $16,530 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $33,818 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
The excellent programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best materials engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,099 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology also did well on our Best Materials 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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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.
UMN Duluth undergraduate students pay an average of $19,148 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great value for materials engineering students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WUSTL are $58,866 a year.
WUSTL also took the #4 spot in our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
Full Materials Engineering at Washington University in St Louis Report
Best Materials Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best materials engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 23 |
| Minnesota | 22 |
| North Dakota | 0 |
| South Dakota | 7 |
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Materials Engineering Related Majors for Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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