2023 Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Engineering Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Plains States Region . UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the 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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University of North Dakota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #8, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
With a ranking of #9, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.
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 12 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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