2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering in the Plains States Region

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Construction Engineering is the 242nd most popular major in the country with 802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, construction engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,567 and had an average of $26,426 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 119 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,400 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in construction engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the construction engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering in the Plains States Region

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Construction Engineering at North Dakota State University

#2

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, South Dakota

#3 in overall quality

$19,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a small public school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 12 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SD Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology are $19,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SD Mines Construction Engineering Report

#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 14 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree construction engineering students list, WUSTL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Construction Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Daniel Christensen.

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