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2023 Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

5 Colleges
$64,120 Avg Salary
$35,134 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Manufacturing Engineering School for You

Manufacturing Engineering is the #187 most popular major in the country with 423 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Manufacturing Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for manufacturing engineering majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of St Thomas Minnesota to be the most popular school for manufacturing engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Manufacturing Engineering at University of St Thomas Minnesota Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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

Full Manufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great place for manufacturing engineering students. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 10
Minnesota 26
Kansas 4
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 0

Manufacturing Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Manufacturing 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 5 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).

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