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2023 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$32,952 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,649 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, other engineering was ranked #99 in the country. In fact 1,820 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Other 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 other engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Other Engineering Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Engineering

#1

University of North Dakota

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

Our analysis found University of North Dakota to be the best value school for other engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . UND is a 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.

Read full report on Other Engineering at University of North Dakota

$16,530 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a great value for other engineering students. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SD Mines are $16,530 a year.

Read full report on Other Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great value for other engineering students. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

UST MN did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Other Engineering at University of St Thomas Minnesota Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great value for other engineering students. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote 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.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also claimed a spot on our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Other Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$28,034 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KU are $28,034 a year.

Read full report on Other Engineering at University of Kansas

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for other engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 20% of our Best Other Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Read full report on Other Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college 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 Other Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Washington University in St Louis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WUSTL are $58,866 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WUSTL is ranked #4 for overall quality for other engineering in the Plains States Region .

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Best Other Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best other engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 137
Minnesota 30
Iowa 1
Kansas 9
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 1
South Dakota 5

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Other Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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