2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Master's Degree School for You
Civil Engineering is the #50 most popular major in the country with 21,388 degrees and certificates awarded 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 Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for civil eng 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. 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 Civil Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 5% of our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great value for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, South Dakota State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in the Plains States Region . 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Dakota is a great value for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $18,968 per year.
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University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for civil engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very 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 Civil 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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Iowa State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree civil engineering programs. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the 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 Civil 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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Kansas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for civil engineering students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best civil engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 322 |
| Minnesota | 201 |
| Kansas | 150 |
| Iowa | 264 |
| Nebraska | 130 |
| North Dakota | 123 |
| South Dakota | 110 |
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Civil Engineering Related Majors for Civil Eng
Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 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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