2023 Most Popular 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.
The Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
Women make up 23% of the engineering majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 106 students majoring in engineering at Iowa State, 71% are male and 29% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor’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.
Women make up 17% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
About 12% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 88% 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 doctor’s degree. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
Women make up 20% of the engineering majors at the school.
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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 48 students majoring in engineering at WUSTL, 69% are male and 31% are female.
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University of Iowa landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree engineering programs. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
Of the 39 students majoring in engineering at Iowa, 69% are male and 31% are female.
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University of Kansas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree engineering programs. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
About 11% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 89% are male.
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Kansas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 29% of the engineering majors at the school.
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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 doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.
Women make up 19% of the engineering majors at the school.
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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 17 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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