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

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Finding the Best General Engineering Master's Degree 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 Most Popular General Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 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 General Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

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

Women make up 18% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 90% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 14% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 86% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general engineering schools in the Plains States Region . South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

About 33% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Duluth is a great place for general engineering students working on their master’s degree. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

Full General Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 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 8 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 Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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