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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$31,010 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 46,178 degrees and certificates were handed out 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for ME 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.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the ME graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mechanical Engineering

Our analysis found Missouri University of Science and Technology to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 per year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also claimed a spot on our Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mechanical engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 725
Minnesota 582
Kansas 445
Iowa 612
Nebraska 151
North Dakota 291
South Dakota 144

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
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 2 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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