2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 339 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general 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 Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#2

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

North Dakota State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus General Engineering Report

#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Engineering at SLU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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