2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 200,458 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Minnesota, there were 2,429 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,423 and $22,328 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 386 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the 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 Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Minnesota

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 253 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

#4 in overall quality

$12,904 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Cloud State University are $12,904.

Read more about Engineering at St. Cloud State University

#3

University of Minnesota - Duluth

Duluth, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$28,606 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

UMN Duluth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Duluth are $28,606, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Duluth Engineering Report

#4

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$24,814 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 69 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UST MN also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST MN are $24,814, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering at UST MN

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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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