2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for engineering students. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.
St. Cloud State University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,010 in tuition and fees each 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 Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.
UNL also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Dakota State are $12,809 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Dakota State also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.
UND undergraduate students pay an average of $15,037 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
UST MN undergraduate students pay an average of $48,329 in tuition and fees each year.
UST MN also took the #2 spot in our Best Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #7, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.
SD Mines undergraduate students pay an average of $16,530 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Wichita State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $18,165 per year.
Iowa State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $25,446 in tuition and fees each year.
Iowa State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year.
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 18 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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