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.
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2023 Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for EE majors pursuing a master's degree.
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 large public school located in the city of Mankato.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.
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 college with a large student population.
North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.
St. Cloud State University graduate students pay an average of $13,412 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Dakota State University is a great value for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 a year.
South Dakota State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Full Electrical Engineering at South Dakota State University Report
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 5% of our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for electrical engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UND is a 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.
With a ranking of #7, University of St Thomas Minnesota 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 Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UST MN are $23,736 per year.
UST MN also took the #1 spot in our Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.
SD Mines graduate students pay an average of $20,116 in tuition and fees each year.
Full Electrical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Report
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 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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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 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.
Full Electrical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State
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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