2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Engineering Science is the 337th most popular major in the country with 1,668 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 33 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering science programs and 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 engineering science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree engineering science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 2 doctorate’s engineering science degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Doctor’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 Kansas are $25,007.

Full University of Kansas General Engineering Science Report

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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 Nicolás Pérez.

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