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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$31,857 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Computer Engineering is the #56 most popular major in the country with 17,987 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for CE students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

Check out the CE 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 Computer Engineering

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for computer engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

North Dakota State University also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Computer Engineering at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for computer engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a very 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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology also did well on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Computer Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WUSTL is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Computer Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

Best Computer Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 164
Minnesota 159
Kansas 64
Iowa 449
Nebraska 83
North Dakota 65
South Dakota 8

One of 40 majors within the area of study, computer engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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