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

4 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$10,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in general environmental engineering, making the major the 226th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 76 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general environmental engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general environmental engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Twin Cities is $7,266 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rolla, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Missouri University of Science and Technology has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology is $10,755 for plains states region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 2 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UND has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UND is $11,092 for plains states region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Iowa is $12,975 for plains states region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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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.

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