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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

11 Ranked Colleges
99 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Electrical Engineering is the 26th most popular major in the country with 29,892 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,489 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 99 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree ee students with aid.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Rolla, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 9 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at North Dakota State University

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’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 Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Electrical Engineering Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at Mizzou

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#8 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 #5 for the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 4 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at South Dakota State

#6 in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s EE students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree ee students with aid list, UNL has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’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 UNL are $19,513.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at UNL

#7

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#9 in overall quality

University of North Dakota landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s EE degrees to qualified students.

UND also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at UND

#8

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at WUSTL

#9

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s EE degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’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 Wichita State University are $15,112.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at WSU

#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#9 in overall quality

Kansas State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’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 Kansas State University are $24,115.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at K -State

#11

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Kansas Electrical Engineering Report

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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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