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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

17 Colleges
$94,068 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree 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 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Electrical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 32% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis Report

Out of the 17 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 89% are male.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in EE at UMKC, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular electrical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

About 13% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 88% are male.

Full Electrical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for electrical engineering students working on their master’s degree. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

About 43% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

About 15% of the students majoring in EE at the school are women while 85% are male.

Full Electrical Engineering at Kansas State University Report

University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 8% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of St Thomas Minnesota Report

#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Women make up 33% of the EE majors at the school.

Full Electrical Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree electrical engineering programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Of the 6 students majoring in EE at Minnesota State Mankato, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

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

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 17 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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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