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2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$26,375 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,537 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering School for You

Environmental Engineering is the #175 most popular major in the country with 2,759 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for environmental engineering 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for environmental engineering majors pursuing a .

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Environmental Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best value school in the Plains States Region for environmental engineering students. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND
$15,037 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UND are $15,037 a year.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of North Dakota Report

#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN
$18,010 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

St. Cloud State University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,010 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Saint Cloud State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,099 per year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$28,034 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for environmental engineering students. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

KU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,034 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of Kansas

#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for environmental engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $31,905 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of Iowa

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year. After completing their degree, environmental engineering graduates from UMN Twin Cities carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 32
Minnesota 19
Kansas 3
Iowa 20
Nebraska 6
North Dakota 6

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Environmental Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alesia Goosic.

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