2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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.
Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value electrical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $13,412 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, South Dakota State also did well on our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school 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.
In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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With a ranking of #6, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UND is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
UST MN graduate students pay an average of $23,736 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UST MN is ranked #1 for overall quality for EE in the Plains States Region .
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree electrical engineering programs. 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.
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Kansas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical 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.
K -State graduate students pay an average of $23,949 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.
UMN Twin Cities excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Explore the best electrical engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| 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 16 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.
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