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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

6 Colleges
$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 598 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Minnesota to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Twin Cities the most popular school in Minnesota for engineering students working on their master’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 21% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 79% are male.

Full Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Of the 44 students majoring in engineering at UST MN, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 47% are male.

Read full report on Engineering at Saint Cloud State University

Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in engineering at UMN Duluth, 91% are male and 9% are female.

Full Engineering at University of Minnesota - Duluth Report

Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in engineering at Minnesota State Mankato, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Read full report on Engineering at Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

Full Engineering at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Report

Best Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 330
Missouri 1,179
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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