2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Plains States Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Electrical Engineering is the 31st most popular major in the country with 30,670 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $70,098 and had an average of $23,581 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,543 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,081 and $24,057 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,107 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 22 colleges that offered a degree in electrical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical 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 electrical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 22 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical 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 EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ee students list, South Dakota State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Electrical 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 ee 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 71 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ee students list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,584 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students per year to attend North Dakota State University.
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 - Main Campus Electrical Engineering Report
Out of the 22 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
UND also took the #11 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,738 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students per year to attend University of North Dakota.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Rapid City, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
SD Mines also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #17. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is $19,815 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ee students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a fairly large school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 44 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Duluth also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Duluth is $17,067 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree EE 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%.
Iowa State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 119 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State University is $15,496 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 30 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato also took the #16 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State Mankato is $16,221 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 29 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Cloud State University is $14,267 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ee students.
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Kansas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 60 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2019-2020.
K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend K -State is $18,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Electrical Engineering at Kansas State University
Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 138 bachelors’s EE 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 #3 spot in our “Best Electrical 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 ee students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 Missouri University of Science and Technology Electrical Engineering Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 75 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ee students list, UNL has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNL is $17,208 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Wichita State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Wichita State University is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ee students list, WSU has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wichita State University is $14,382 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ee students.
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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Mizzou also took the #10 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,001 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia
With a ranking of #13, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 25 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Kansas is $18,918 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 88 bachelors’s EE degrees to qualified students.
UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $17,740 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Electrical Engineering Report
With a ranking of #16, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 63 degrees to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMKC, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMKC is $14,643 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students.
University of Iowa came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 66 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa is $19,145 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ee students list, UMSL has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $9,435 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree EE students per year to attend UMSL.
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Dordt University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Sioux Center, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dordt, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Dordt is $25,102 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ee 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%.
With a ranking of #20, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s EE degrees to qualified students.
UST MN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UST MN is $29,155 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ee students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, 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 87%.
Saint Louis University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Louis University is $28,188 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ee students.
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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Washington University in St Louis came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 39 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree ee students list, WUSTL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $26,869 for plains states region bachelor’s degree ee students per year to attend Washington University in St Louis.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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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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- *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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