2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
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In 2019-2020, 30,670 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 332 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in electrical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical 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 electrical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree ee students.
Top 16 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 9 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 5 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato also took the #15 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree ee students list, UNL has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Electrical 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 Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value EE 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 5 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
SD Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Electrical 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.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. UST MN is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 17 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
UST MN also took the #3 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 73 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical 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 UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.
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Kansas State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.
K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 7 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Wichita State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Wichita State University is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 10 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree ee students list, WSU has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Kansas landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 4 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Rolla, Missouri, and it awarded 20 masters’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 #4 spot in our “Best Electrical 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2019-2020.
UMN Duluth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Electrical 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.
Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Duluth
University of Missouri - Kansas City ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMKC, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #16, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 95 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree ee students list, WUSTL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Electrical 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 Washington University in St Louis are $56,562.
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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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