2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.
North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
Minnesota State Mankato also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.
UNL also took the #3 spot in our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SLU are $22,614 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
UST MN graduate students pay an average of $23,736 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UST MN is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering in the Plains States Region .
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With a ranking of #6, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. 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.
Wichita State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $15,323 per year.
Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate engineering programs. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 per year.
Missouri University of Science and Technology excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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With a ranking of #9, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school 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.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mizzou also is in the top 15% of our Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Read full report on Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia
Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering schools 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 |
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Engineering Related Majors for Engineering
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Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 13 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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