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

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Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mechanical engineering was ranked #21 in the country. In fact 46,178 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the most popular school in the Plains States Region for mechanical engineering students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

About 33% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 725
Minnesota 582
Kansas 445
Iowa 612
Nebraska 151
North Dakota 291
South Dakota 144

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
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 3 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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