2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in the Plains States Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Civil Engineering is the 36th most popular major in the country with 20,913 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,352 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,027 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in general civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 19 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 36 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $19,252 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Civil Engineering at South Dakota State University
Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,584 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students per year to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus.
The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University General Civil Engineering Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. SD Mines is a small public school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 49 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SD Mines, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SD Mines is $19,815 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #4 spot on the list. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 40 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UND also took the #15 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,738 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students per year to attend University of North Dakota.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Dakota General Civil Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a fairly large school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 48 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Duluth also took the #14 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMN Duluth is $17,067 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Civil Engineering at University of Minnesota - Duluth
Iowa State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 143 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students list, Iowa State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State University is $15,496 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $16,221 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students per year to attend Minnesota State Mankato.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Civil Engineering at Minnesota State Mankato
Kansas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to 56 students in 2019-2020.
K -State also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $18,285 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students per year to attend Kansas State University.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full Kansas State University General Civil Engineering Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,208 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students per year to attend UNL.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Kansas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 56 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
KU also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for KU is $18,918 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about General Civil Engineering at University of Kansas
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 95 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Mizzou also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,001 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Missouri - Columbia General Civil Engineering Report
Missouri University of Science and Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. It awarded 104 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri University of Science and Technology, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology is $14,262 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Civil Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $17,740 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.
The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Iowa ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.
Iowa also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Iowa is $19,145 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about General Civil Engineering at University of Iowa
With a ranking of #15, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. UMKC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 33 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UMKC also took the #18 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - Kansas City is $14,643 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.
Dordt University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general civil engineering students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students list, Dordt has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Dordt University is $25,102 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Civil Engineering at Dordt University
University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UMSL also took the #19 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $9,435 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students per year to attend University of Missouri - St Louis.
Full University of Missouri - St Louis General Civil Engineering Report
University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 6 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UST MN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $29,155 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree General Civil Engineering students per year to attend UST MN.
The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Saint Louis University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SLU is $28,188 for plains states region bachelor’s degree general civil engineering students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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