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

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering-Related Fields program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Missouri University of Science and Technology to be the most popular school for engineering-related fields students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in engineering-related fields at the school are women while 92% are male.

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

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in engineering-related fields at Missouri State, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering-related fields schools in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 4 students majoring in engineering-related fields at WUSTL, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering-related fields at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

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#6

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #6, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Explore the best engineering-related fields colleges 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 8 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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