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

18 Colleges
$75,566 Avg Salary
$29,473 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields 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 18 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the most popular school in the Plains States Region for engineering-related fields students. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Iowa State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering-related fields programs. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #6 on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.

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Wichita State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering-related fields programs. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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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 18 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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