2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 198,468 engineering students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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Our analysis found South Dakota State University to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.
UND undergraduate students pay an average of $15,037 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SD Mines are $16,530 per year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
UMN Duluth undergraduate students pay an average of $19,148 in tuition and fees each year.
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Saint Cloud State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Cloud State University are $18,010 per year.
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Iowa State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa State also did well on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 a year.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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With a ranking of #10, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year.
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Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,618 |
| Minnesota | 2,350 |
| Iowa | 2,616 |
| South Dakota | 569 |
| Missouri | 3,253 |
| Nebraska | 699 |
| North Dakota | 787 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
| Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
| Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 21 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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