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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 22 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln General Engineering Report

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree engineering students whose families make more than $110k list, South Dakota State has also earned the #5 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 South Dakota State University are $16,743.

Read full report on General Engineering at South Dakota State

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 6 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at Minnesota State Mankato

#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 27 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Saint Louis University General Engineering 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.

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