2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering in Iowa

A master's degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #4 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the most popular for engineering students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 317 master's degrees in engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for engineering.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Engineering in Iowa

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Students Working on Their Master's

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

248 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Iowa State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in engineering. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in engineering in Iowa. More information about a master’s in engineering from Iowa State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

69 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Iowa is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in engineering. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in engineering in Iowa. More information about a master’s in engineering from University of Iowa

Best Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	32	806
Kansas	31	280
Minnesota	31	461
Nebraska	29	106
South Dakota	25	140
North Dakota	25	97

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering	66
Civil Engineering	62
Biomedical Engineering	47
Engineering Mechanics	44
Industrial Engineering	32
Agricultural Engineering	16
Chemical Engineering	13
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	13
Environmental Engineering	9
Systems Engineering	8

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences	495
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	114
Mathematics & Statistics	105
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	80
Architecture & Related Services	52
Physical Sciences	37
Engineering Technologies	16
Natural Resources & Conservation	7

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.