2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
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In 2020-2021, 61,791 engineering students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
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The Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Schools
Our analysis found Missouri University of Science and Technology to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
Wichita State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.
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University of Iowa ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular 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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University of Kansas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.
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 |
Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 23 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).
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