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2023 Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general engineering was ranked #64 in the country. In fact 3,548 degrees and certificates were handed out 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best school in the Plains States Region for general engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 #3 on this year’s Best General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for general engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

Full General Engineering at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 50
Minnesota 3
Iowa 11
Kansas 0
Nebraska 48
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 8

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

Majors Similar to Engineering

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.

  • 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 Rémi Kaupp.

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