2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Kansas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 200,458 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kansas, there were 1,846 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,775 and $23,534 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 101 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,017 and $87,459 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Kansas

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 39 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

Read more about Engineering at Kansas State University

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 46 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Kansas

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering at Wichita State University

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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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