2025 Best General Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region
7Colleges in the Plains States Region
566Engineering Degrees Awarded
$77,930Avg 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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 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's hard to beat University of Nebraska - Lincoln if you want to pursue a degree in general engineering. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 56 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general engineering major at University of Nebraska - Lincoln get $31,979 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Minnesota State University - Mankato is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general engineering. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public university located in the city of Mankato. A Best Colleges rank of #412 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.
There were roughly 37 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program make about $68,044 in the first couple years of working.
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering. MCC is a large public college located in the city of Kansas City. This college ranks 15th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 24 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in general engineering needs to look into Normandale Community College. Located in the city of Bloomington, Normandale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 18th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 39 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Normandale Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 32nd out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 39 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at OTC in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 41 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program earn around $67,482 for their early career.
Century College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of White Bear Lake. This college ranks 15th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 16 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at Century College 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.
