2023 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Engineering Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Engineering Master'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 master’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. 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 North Dakota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.
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University of Iowa ranked #9 on this year’s Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 17 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).
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