2023 Most Popular 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Women make up 32% of the engineering majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
Of the 304 students majoring in engineering at UMN Twin Cities, 79% are male and 21% 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 Master’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 school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 16% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 84% are male.
Read full report on Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology
Out of the 23 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 212 students majoring in engineering at Iowa State, 79% are male and 21% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
Women make up 21% of the engineering majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Wichita State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.
Women make up 22% of the engineering majors at the school.
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering programs. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 23% of the engineering majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. UMKC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.
Women make up 25% of the engineering majors at the school.
Read full report on Engineering at University of Missouri - Kansas City
University of Iowa ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
Women make up 24% of the engineering majors at the school.
With a ranking of #10, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.
Women make up 19% of the engineering majors at the school.
Best Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| 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 23 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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