2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 9,411 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 83rd most popular in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general 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 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 Vallue Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 20 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at UNL

#2

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Vallue Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General 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 North Dakota State University are $11,589.

Read more about General Engineering at North Dakota State University

#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 Vallue Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

SLU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General 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 Saint Louis University are $22,074.

Read full report on General Engineering at SLU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income Over $110k)

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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