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2025 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges in the Plains States Region
90 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
$79,644 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in manufacturing engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #243 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 90 degrees in manufacturing engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Manufacturing Engineering School

Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region The manufacturing engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for manufacturing engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.

Pick Your Manufacturing Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering
Master's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering

The manufacturing 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 Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region. 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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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering in the Plains States Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the manufacturing engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Manufacturing Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN
13.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in manufacturing engineering has to look into University of St Thomas Minnesota. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #106 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from University of St Thomas Minnesota

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ND

Every student pursuing a degree in manufacturing engineering has to take a look at North Dakota State University - Main Campus. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.

There were roughly 12 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$77,857 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in manufacturing engineering has to check out Dunwoody College of Technology. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Minneapolis. This college ranks 26th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 15 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Dunwoody College of Technology in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the manufacturing engineering program state that they receive average early career income of $77,857.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Dunwoody College of Technology

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best manufacturing engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 37
Missouri 283 5
Kansas 266 6
Nebraska 238 0
North Dakota 210 13

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Manufacturing Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Manufacturing Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Manufacturing Engineering 90

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,877
Civil Engineering 1,355
Electrical Engineering 1,111
Computer Engineering 1,012
Chemical Engineering 799
Industrial Engineering 637
Biomedical Engineering 627
General Engineering 566
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 562
Agricultural Engineering 261

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