2023 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 61,791 engineering students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great place for engineering students working on their master’s degree. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Iowa State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.
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University of Iowa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree engineering programs. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.
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Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 330 |
Missouri | 1,179 |
Minnesota | 598 |
Iowa | 448 |
North Dakota | 116 |
Nebraska | 171 |
South Dakota | 175 |
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Engineering Related Rankings by Major
Engineering Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Electrical Engineering | 11,021 |
Mechanical Engineering | 9,007 |
Civil Engineering | 6,042 |
Computer Engineering | 5,557 |
Biomedical Engineering | 4,252 |
General Engineering | 3,548 |
Systems Engineering | 3,068 |
Industrial Engineering | 3,028 |
Chemical Engineering | 2,662 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 2,375 |
Other Engineering | 1,820 |
Materials Engineering | 1,810 |
Operations Research | 1,191 |
Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 928 |
Environmental Engineering | 919 |
Robotics Engineering | 560 |
Engineering Science | 451 |
Nuclear Engineering | 437 |
Manufacturing Engineering | 423 |
Petroleum Engineering | 401 |
Agricultural Engineering | 332 |
Construction Engineering | 288 |
Engineering Physics | 286 |
Architectural Engineering | 243 |
Geoscience Engineering | 173 |
Polymer & Plastics Engineering | 167 |
Engineering Mechanics | 144 |
Mining Engineering | 132 |
Ocean Engineering | 112 |
Textile Engineering | 96 |
Biological Engineering | 80 |
Energy Systems Engineering | 79 |
Marine Engineering | 44 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 40 |
Biochemical Engineering | 21 |
Ceramic Engineering | 20 |
Electromechanical Engineering | 16 |
Surveying Engineering | 11 |
Paper Science & Engineering | 7 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer & Information Sciences | 60,971 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 28,851 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 15,127 |
Physical Sciences | 12,705 |
Engineering Technologies | 7,672 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 17 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
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