2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
Materials Engineering is the #158 most popular major in the country with 3,415 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree 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 bachelor's degree programs for materials engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Materials Engineering
Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Winona State are $16,684 per year. On average, materials engineering graduates from Winona State take out $26,943 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, Winona State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year. The average amount in student loans that materials engineering majors at Iowa State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,423.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 10% of our Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value materials engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year. Materials Engineering majors at UMN Twin Cities take out an average of $21,186 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Request InformationBest Materials Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best materials engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 23 |
| Minnesota | 81 |
| Iowa | 42 |
| North Dakota | 0 |
| South Dakota | 7 |
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Materials Engineering Related Majors for Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Materials Engineering
| 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 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).
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