2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Materials Engineering 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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 in Materials Engineering
Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best value school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
Winona State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,684 in tuition and fees each year. On average, materials engineering graduates from Winona State take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Winona State also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for materials engineering students. 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 is $22,875.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa State also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.
SD Mines undergraduate students pay an average of $16,530 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,165 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.
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 also claimed a spot on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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 undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year. Materials Engineering majors at UMN Twin Cities take out an average of $22,796 in student loans while working on their egree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Duluth are $19,148 a year.
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Washington University in St Louis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value materials engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WUSTL are $58,866 per year.
WUSTL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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| 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 8 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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