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2023 Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

7 Colleges
$64,120 Avg Salary
$35,134 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Manufacturing Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, manufacturing engineering was ranked #244 in the country. In fact 947 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Manufacturing Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Thomas Minnesota the most popular school in the Plains States Region for manufacturing engineering students. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dunwoody College of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Manufacturing Engineering majors at Dunwoody College of Technology take out an average of $35,134 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best manufacturing engineering schools in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 10
Minnesota 53
Kansas 10
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 13

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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