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2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree School for You
Engineering-Related Fields is the #36 most popular major in the country with 6,553 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
The Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering-related fields students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Engineering-Related Fields
Our analysis found Grantham University to be the best value school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Grantham University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of LIttle Rock.
Grantham University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,280 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, engineering-related fields majors at Grantham University accumulate an average of around $38,529 in student debt.
Grantham University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bemidji State University is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bemidji State University are $10,130 per year.
Bemidji State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $12,809 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $26,617 a year. On average, engineering-related fields graduates from Iowa State take out $22,336 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $404, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Pittsburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pitt State are $19,118 a year.
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Southeast Missouri State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Southeast Missouri State University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,585 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,853 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, engineering-related fields majors at Missouri University of Science and Technology accumulate an average of around $25,684 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $268, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology also did well on our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $17,144 in tuition and fees each year.
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Washburn University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree engineering-related fields programs. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Topeka.
Washburn University undergraduate students pay an average of $20,130 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Engineering-Related Fields Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering-related fields colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 66 |
Missouri | 105 |
Minnesota | 1 |
South Dakota | 10 |
Iowa | 101 |
North Dakota | 1 |
Engineering-Related Fields Related Majors for Engineering-Related Fields
One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.
Engineering-Related Fields Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Industrial & Management Engineering | 5,903 |
Packaging Science | 378 |
Other Engineering-Related Fields | 152 |
Engineering Design | 120 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Industrial Production Technology | 11,288 |
Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 10,780 |
Environmental Control Technology | 9,376 |
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 8,822 |
Electronics Engineering Technology | 8,347 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.