by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 8,480 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Iowa, there were 61 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa engineering students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa list. Mount Vernon, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Loras College landed the #2 spot on the list. Loras College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dubuque, Iowa. It awarded 13 ’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa list. Central is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pella, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa list. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 8 ’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dordt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa list. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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