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2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

25 Colleges
$70,011 Avg Salary
$26,020 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Electrical Engineering School for You

Electrical Engineering is the #40 most popular major in the country with 28,844 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 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 Electrical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Electrical Engineering Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for electrical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, EE majors at UMN Twin Cities accumulate an average of around $17,984 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $118, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for electrical engineering students. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

While working on their degree, EE majors at Missouri University of Science and Technology accumulate an average of around $22,500 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $336.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

EE majors at Iowa State take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

While working on their degree, EE majors at K -State accumulate an average of around $24,250 in student debt.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for electrical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

EE majors at UNL take out an average of $19,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #7, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, EE graduates from North Dakota State University take out $23,767 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average amount in student loans that EE majors at Mizzou take out is $24,358.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for electrical engineering students. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

On average, EE graduates from UMN Duluth take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Electrical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, EE graduates from UST MN carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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Best Electrical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best electrical engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 425
Minnesota 341
Kansas 110
Iowa 169
Nebraska 74
North Dakota 111
South Dakota 75

Electrical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to EE

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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