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2023 Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Colleges
$66,381 Avg Salary
$24,851 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for engineering students. 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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#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 Online Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

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The excellent online programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Plains States Region . UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent online programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The excellent online programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 6 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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