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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering-Related Fields (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
273 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering-Related Fields is the 120th most popular major in the country with 6,319 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $73,026 and had an average of $26,903 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 693 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,600 and $21,875 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 273 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in engineering-related fields. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering-related fields 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 engineering-related fields 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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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 78 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $14,262 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Engineering-Related Fields Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 106 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,496 for plains states region bachelor’s degree engineering-related fields students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Iowa State.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Pittsburg State University is a public institution located in Pittsburg, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt State also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt State is $14,436 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $19,252 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State Engineering-Related Fields Report

#5

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bemidji State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering-related fields students in 2019-2020.

Bemidji State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bemidji State University is $15,868 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make more than $110k.

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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,725 for plains states region bachelor’s degree engineering-related fields students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Missouri State University - Springfield.

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#7

Grantham University

Lenexa, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

Grantham University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Engineering-Related Fields Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Grantham University is located in Lenexa, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

Grantham University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grantham University is $8,409 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Engineering-Related Fields students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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