2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 59 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's 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.
2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,585 students majoring in engineering at Iowa State, 83% are male and 17% are female.
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Out of the 59 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 24% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 76% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’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.
Of the 863 students majoring in engineering at UMN Twin Cities, 72% are male and 28% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.
About 19% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 81% are male.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
Women make up 14% of the engineering majors at the school.
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University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
Women make up 30% of the engineering majors at the school.
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University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
Of the 398 students majoring in engineering at KU, 76% are male and 24% are female.
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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.
Women make up 15% of the engineering majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 18% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 82% are male.
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With a ranking of #10, Wichita State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Wichita.
About 25% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.
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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 |
Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
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 25 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).
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