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2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Doctor'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 Most Popular Engineering Doctor'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 doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 23% of the engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 106 students majoring in engineering at Iowa State, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 17% of the engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 12% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 88% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Women make up 20% of the engineering majors at the school.

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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 48 students majoring in engineering at WUSTL, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree engineering programs. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Of the 39 students majoring in engineering at Iowa, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

About 11% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 89% are male.

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the engineering majors at the school.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

Women make up 19% of the engineering majors at the school.

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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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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