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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

16 Colleges
$70,011 Avg Salary
$26,020 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

Electrical Engineering is the #27 most popular major in the country with 11,021 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for EE majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Electrical Engineering Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in the Plains States Region for electrical engineering students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best electrical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for electrical engineering students. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, South Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for electrical engineering students. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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#8

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota ranked #8 on this year’s Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best electrical engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 188
Minnesota 129
Iowa 0
Kansas 32
Nebraska 17
North Dakota 16
South Dakota 29

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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