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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 339 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general 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 general engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our “Best General 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 Mizzou are $27,193.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia General Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 22 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, Minnesota State Mankato has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General 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 Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788.

Read full report on General Engineering at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 4 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at South Dakota State University

#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #5 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at SLU

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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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