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2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Environmental Engineering is the 240th most popular major in the country with 2,759 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 86 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general environmental 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 Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in the Plains States Region

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 6 ’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region environmental engineering students list, UND has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,966 for plains states region environmental engineering students per year to attend University of North Dakota.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at UND

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 6 ’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UNL also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,013 for plains states region environmental engineering students.

The low undergrad 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at UNL

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Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #3 spot on the list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 4 ’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

St. Cloud State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Cloud State University is $14,581 for Plains States Region Environmental Engineering students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full St. Cloud State University General Environmental Engineering Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 32 ’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology is $12,964 for plains states region environmental engineering students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 20 ’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa is $19,401 for Plains States Region Environmental Engineering students.

The low undergrad 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at University of Iowa

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified ’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMN Twin Cities is $17,878 for Plains States Region Environmental Engineering students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 General Environmental Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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