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Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$21,582 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,134 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 85,188 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for engineering tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Engineering Technologies

Our analysis found University of Central Missouri to be the best value school for engineering technologies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . UCM is a large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

UCM graduate students pay an average of $16,992 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 State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate 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 graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 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 Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 a 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 Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 782
Minnesota 872
Iowa 665
South Dakota 248
Missouri 1,194
Nebraska 296
North Dakota 358

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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