2025 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

If you plan on getting your master's degree in engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #6 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 411 master's degrees in engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Engineering Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Engineering in Minnesota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in engineering.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Master's in Engineering

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

311 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in engineering needs to look into University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a master’s in engineering from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

University of St Thomas Minnesota is a good decision for students pursuing a master's degree in engineering. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul.More information about a master’s in engineering from University of St Thomas Minnesota

Best Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	32	729
Kansas	30	191
Iowa	29	282
Nebraska	29	119
North Dakota	28	77
South Dakota	25	122

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	94
Biomedical Engineering	68
Mechanical Engineering	66
Civil Engineering	30
Industrial Engineering	28
Chemical Engineering	24
Computer Engineering	21
Other Engineering	21
Materials Engineering	20
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	17

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	227
Engineering Technologies	108
Physical Sciences	96
Architecture & Related Services	90
Mathematics & Statistics	87
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	45
Science Technologies / Technicians	17
Natural Resources & Conservation	14

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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes. More about our data sources and methodologies.