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

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$73,134 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering technologies was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 85,188 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Technologies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the most popular school in the Plains States Region for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 8% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the town of Warrensburg.

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

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Out of the 13 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 small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering technologies schools in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 4 students majoring in engineering tech at WUSTL, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate engineering technologies programs. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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With a ranking of #7, South Dakota State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering technologies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the engineering tech majors at the school.

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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 technologies students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Black Hills State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering technologies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. BHSU is a small public school located in the distant town of Spearfish.

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Best Engineering Technologies Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering technologies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 782
Minnesota 872
Iowa 665
South Dakota 248
Missouri 1,194
Nebraska 296
North Dakota 358

Engineering Tech Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,906
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,593
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,964
Environmental Control Technology 8,690
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,592
Engineering-Related Fields 6,736
Mechanical Engineering Technology 6,013
General Engineering Technology 4,676
Construction Engineering Technology 4,330
Quality Control Technology 3,824
Computer Engineering Technology 3,595
Engineering Technology (Other) 1,768
Architectural Engineering Technology 1,290
Energy Systems Technologies 1,256
Civil Engineering Technology 1,187
Engineering-Related Technologies 989
Mining & Petroleum Technology 445
Nuclear Engineering Technology 220
Nanotechnology 114

Majors Similar to Engineering Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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 KUKA Systems GmbH.

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