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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Engineering is the 245th most popular major in the country with 2,900 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 185 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Other Engineering 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 other engineering students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Full Washington University in St Louis Other Engineering Report

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

UND also made our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Other Engineering at University of North Dakota

#3

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$19,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other engineering students in 2019-2020.

SD Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SD Mines Other Engineering Report

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other engineering degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full KU Other Engineering Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering (With Aid)

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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