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2023 Best Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

4 Colleges
$73,134 Avg Salary

Engineering-Related Fields is the #51 most popular major in the country with 4,838 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the best school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for engineering-related fields students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Engineering-Related Fields at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Explore the best engineering-related fields schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 330
Minnesota 59
Iowa 19
Kansas 39
South Dakota 20

Engineering-Related Fields is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Quality Control Technology 736
Industrial Production Technology 440
Engineering Technology (Other) 288
Construction Engineering Technology 264
General Engineering Technology 255

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

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