2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.
North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great value for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 a year.
South Dakota State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Out of the 17 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UND are $18,968 a year.
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the 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.
With a ranking of #7, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UST MN are $23,736 per year.
UST MN also made our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #1.
Wichita State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.
WSU graduate students pay an average of $15,323 in tuition and fees each year.
Iowa State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the small 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.
Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Kansas State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
K -State graduate students pay an average of $23,949 in tuition and fees each year.
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 |
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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 17 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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