2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You
Electrical Engineering is the #40 most popular major in the country with 28,844 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for EE 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.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Electrical Engineering
Our analysis found University of St Thomas Minnesota to be the best value school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UST MN are $23,736 a year.
UST MN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Missouri University of Science and Technology also is in the top 20% of our Best Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mizzou also did well on our Best Electrical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 425 |
| Minnesota | 341 |
| Kansas | 110 |
| Iowa | 169 |
| Nebraska | 74 |
| North Dakota | 111 |
| South Dakota | 75 |
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Majors Related to EE
Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to EE
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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 NASA.
More about our data sources and methodologies.