2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Chemical Engineering Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master'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.
Top 10 Best Chemical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best value school in the Plains States Region for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 Master’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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Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.
SD Mines graduate students pay an average of $20,116 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per 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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 per year.
Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’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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With a ranking of #6, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chemical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.
UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for chemical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Duluth are $29,060 per year.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree chemical engineering programs. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.
Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate students pay an average of $31,008 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Iowa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 |
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Chemical Engineering Related Majors for Chem Eng
Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Chem Eng
| 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 11 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.
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