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2023 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

17 Colleges
$85,090 Avg Salary

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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#8

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

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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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

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.

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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
Kansas 330
Missouri 1,179
Minnesota 598
Iowa 448
North Dakota 116
Nebraska 171
South Dakota 175

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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.

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