2023 Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 198,468 engineering students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in the Plains States Region for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree 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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Out of the 21 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Kansas State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree engineering programs. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #10, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.
Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 1,618 |
Minnesota | 2,350 |
Iowa | 2,616 |
South Dakota | 569 |
Missouri | 3,253 |
Nebraska | 699 |
North Dakota | 787 |
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Engineering Related Rankings by Major
Engineering Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
General Engineering | 11,796 |
Industrial Engineering | 9,072 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 8,001 |
Systems Engineering | 3,904 |
Materials Engineering | 3,415 |
Other Engineering | 2,760 |
Environmental Engineering | 2,759 |
Operations Research | 1,698 |
Agricultural Engineering | 1,472 |
Engineering Science | 1,454 |
Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 1,378 |
Petroleum Engineering | 1,256 |
Robotics Engineering | 1,243 |
Architectural Engineering | 1,012 |
Engineering Physics | 994 |
Manufacturing Engineering | 947 |
Construction Engineering | 878 |
Nuclear Engineering | 864 |
Marine Engineering | 445 |
Biological Engineering | 410 |
Polymer & Plastics Engineering | 360 |
Geoscience Engineering | 325 |
Mining Engineering | 314 |
Textile Engineering | 310 |
Ocean Engineering | 285 |
Engineering Mechanics | 272 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 179 |
Energy Systems Engineering | 138 |
Biochemical Engineering | 109 |
Ceramic Engineering | 94 |
Surveying Engineering | 73 |
Electromechanical Engineering | 45 |
Forest Engineering | 41 |
Paper Science & Engineering | 27 |
Engineering Chemistry | 13 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
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