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2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

11 Colleges
$68,243 Avg Salary
$17,663 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Engineering 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 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 General Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular school in the Plains States Region for general engineering students. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.

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With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Duluth.

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#9

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #9, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general engineering students. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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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 11 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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