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Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$17,963 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,554 Avg Salary

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.

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

#1

Grantham University

LIttle Rock, AR

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. Grantham University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of LIttle Rock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grantham University are $8,280 a 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bemidji State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 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 college with a small student population.

Bemidji State University undergraduate students pay an average of $10,130 in tuition and fees each year.

Bemidji State University also claimed a spot 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 in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Iowa State undergraduate students pay an average of $26,617 in tuition and fees each 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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#5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburg State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt State are $19,118 per year.

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Southeast Missouri State University came in at #6 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 city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Missouri State University are $15,585 a year.

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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 school 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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With a ranking of #8, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering-related fields students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $17,144 in tuition and fees each 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 moderately-sized public school located in the city of Topeka.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washburn University are $20,130 per year.

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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 5,903
Packaging Science 378
Other Engineering-Related Fields 152
Engineering Design 120

Related Major Annual Graduates
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.

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