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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

9 Colleges
$17,576 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,554 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering-related fields was ranked #36 in the country. In fact 1,898 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Grantham University the best value school in the Plains States Region for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grantham University are $8,280 a year. The average amount in student loans that engineering-related fields majors at Grantham University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $38,570.

Grantham University also took the #1 spot in our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bemidji State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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 $9,806 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bemidji State University also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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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 fairly large student population.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $380, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 10% of our Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

Pitt State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,088 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering-related fields students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Missouri State University are $15,285 a year.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Southeast Missouri State University Report

Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering-related fields students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Missouri University of Science and Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $31,099 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, engineering-related fields majors at Missouri University of Science and Technology accumulate an average of around $25,872 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $215, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Missouri University of Science and Technology 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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Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering-related fields students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $16,498 per year.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

#9

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

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 medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Topeka.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washburn University are $19,876 per year. The average amount in student loans that engineering-related fields majors at Washburn University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $32,008.

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Explore the best engineering-related fields schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 66
Missouri 105
Minnesota 1
South Dakota 10
Iowa 101
North Dakota 1

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering 1,405
Packaging Science 378
Other Engineering-Related Fields 115

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,466
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,550
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,819
Environmental Control Technology 8,601
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,553

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.

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