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2023 Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

4 Colleges
$71,580 Avg Salary
$24,630 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Construction Engineering School for You

Construction Engineering is the #208 most popular major in the country with 288 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Construction Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Construction Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for construction engineering students. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Construction Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for construction engineering students. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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Best Construction Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best construction engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 21
Nebraska 3
North Dakota 5
South Dakota 7

One of 39 majors within the area of study, construction engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Daniel Christensen.

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