2025 Best Pre-Engineering Schools in Minnesota

A degree in pre-engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #284 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for pre-engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 129 degrees in pre-engineering annually.

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• Best Overall Pre-Engineering Schools List

Pre-Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Pre-Engineering Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Pre-Engineering in Minnesota

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the pre-engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Minnesota Schools in Pre-Engineering

1

Normandale Community College
Bloomington, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Pre-Engineering Degrees Awarded

2.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in pre-engineering has to look into Normandale Community College. Normandale Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Bloomington.More information about a degree in pre-engineering from Normandale Community College

2

Century College
White Bear Lake, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in pre-engineering has to take a look at Century College. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in pre-engineering from Century College

Best Pre-Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Pre-Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	693	19
Kansas	599	29
Nebraska	500	0
North Dakota	416	5
South Dakota	381	9

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Pre-Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Pre-Engineering is one of 2 different types of General Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Pre-Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	66

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.