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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$25,484 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,828 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, chemical engineering was ranked #72 in the country. In fact 12,917 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for chem eng 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best value school in the Plains States Region for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UND are $18,968 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical 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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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.

Full Chemical Engineering at Kansas State University Report

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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SD Mines are $20,116 a year.

Full Chemical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Report

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree chemical engineering programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 per 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 Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Chemical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #9, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of Iowa Report

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 249
Minnesota 191
Kansas 131
Iowa 189
Nebraska 37
North Dakota 45
South Dakota 42

Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 Mikulova.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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