2025 Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

a bachelor's degree in engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #6 out of 38 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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,871 bachelor's degrees in engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 - The number of engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 easy is it for engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Engineering Schools

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 Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Engineering in Iowa

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Engineering

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,323 Annual Graduates

Iowa State University is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in engineering. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from Iowa State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

431 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in engineering needs to check out University of Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering from University of Iowa

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	35	1,969
Kansas	33	1,259
Minnesota	33	1,614
South Dakota	31	392
Nebraska	31	510
North Dakota	30	660

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	488
Computer Engineering	309
Civil Engineering	182
Electrical Engineering	152
Industrial Engineering	140
Chemical Engineering	134
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	121
Biomedical Engineering	99
Agricultural Engineering	62
Construction Engineering	58

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	1,316
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	685
Mathematics & Statistics	360
Physical Sciences	293
Natural Resources & Conservation	274
Engineering Technologies	234
Architecture & Related Services	102
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	29

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.