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2023 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota

5 Colleges
$44,454 Avg Salary
$15,272 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 5th in North Dakota. In fact, 787 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in North Dakota to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Rasmussen University - North Dakota to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Dakota. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 17% of the engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means United Tribes Technical College is a great place for engineering students working on their associate degree. United Tribes Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bismarck.

About 40% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#3

Sitting Bull College

Fort Yates, ND

The in-demand associate degree programs at Sitting Bull College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in North Dakota. Located in the remote area of Fort Yates, Sitting Bull College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in North Dakota. NHSC is a small public school located in the remote area of New Town.

Read full report on Engineering at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cankdeska Cikana Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the rural area of Fort Totten, CCCC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Engineering at Cankdeska Cikana Community College Report

Best Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,618
Minnesota 2,350
Iowa 2,616
South Dakota 569
Missouri 3,253
Nebraska 699

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

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 5 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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