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2023 Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Engineering Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate 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.

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

Our analysis found Missouri University of Science and Technology to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a graduate certificate 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.

Of the 238 students majoring in engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Wichita 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 . WSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.

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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 graduate certificate. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

About 52% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 48% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a great place for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Women make up 18% of the engineering majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate engineering programs. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #8, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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

Full Engineering at University of Kansas Report

With a ranking of #9, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Engineering at Washington University in St Louis Report

With a ranking of #10, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their graduate certificate. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

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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.

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