2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in the Plains States Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 20,913 people earned their degree in general civil engineering, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 228 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in general civil engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general civil engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Civil Engineering in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 12 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
South Dakota State also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 15 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
SD Mines also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 41 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 15 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #5 spot on the list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general civil engineering degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
KU also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Kansas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.
K -State also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about General Civil Engineering at Kansas State University
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 17 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree general civil engineering students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Missouri University of Science and Technology also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 6 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Iowa ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 21 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.
University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 11 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Duluth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Duluth are $28,606, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general civil engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree general civil engineering students list, UMKC has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699.
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Notes and References
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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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- 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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