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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
81 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Computer Engineering is the 61st most popular major in the country with 12,892 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 691 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 81 general computer engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general computer engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general computer engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general computer engineering 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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Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree general computer engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Computer Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. WUSTL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 7 masters’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree general computer engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, WUSTL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general computer engineering degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Read more about General Computer Engineering at Iowa State

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 1 masters’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 15 masters’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Computer Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 7 masters’s general computer engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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