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2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$27,056 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$111,936 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 61,791 engineering students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

North Dakota State University also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.

SD Mines graduate students pay an average of $20,116 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.

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#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree engineering programs. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate students pay an average of $31,008 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

Best Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 330
Missouri 1,179
Minnesota 598
Iowa 448
North Dakota 116
Nebraska 171
South Dakota 175

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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