2024 Best General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
8Colleges in the Plains States Region
566Engineering Degrees Awarded
$68,243Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in general engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #79 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for general engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 566 degrees in general engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of general engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region.
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Best Schools for General Engineering in the Plains States Region
The schools below may not offer all types of engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat University of Nebraska - Lincoln if you wish to pursue a degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were about 56 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year. General Engineering degree recipients from University of Nebraska - Lincoln receive an earnings boost of approximately $29,327 over the average earnings of general engineering graduates.
Every student who is interested in general engineering needs to look into University of Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were about 8 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.
Minnesota State University - Mankato is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in general engineering. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the city of Mankato. This university ranks 13th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 37 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year. After graduating, engineering degree recipients typically earn about $58,743 in their early careers.
Any student pursuing a degree in general engineering needs to check out Dordt University. Dordt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote town of Sioux Center. This university ranks 8th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 3 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Dordt in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #244 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 41 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the engineering program report average early career wages of $54,112.
Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #124 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were about 5 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 2 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were roughly 2 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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Your choice of general engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
