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2025 Best Engineering Schools in Kansas

2 Colleges in Kansas
1,471 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$76,684 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #7 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 2 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,471 degrees in engineering annually.

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Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering
Master's Degrees in Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Engineering

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Engineering Schools in Kansas list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Engineering in Kansas

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.

Top Kansas Schools in Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
544 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$73,832 Median Starting Salary

Kansas State University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in engineering. K -State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Manhattan.

Students who receive their degree from the engineering program earn about $73,832 for their early career.

More information about a degree in engineering from Kansas State University

2
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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
451 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$64,896 Median Starting Salary

University of Kansas is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in engineering. KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence.

Soon after graduating, engineering degree recipients typically earn about $64,896 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in engineering from University of Kansas

Best Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 38 2,318
Iowa 38 2,595
South Dakota 38 546
Missouri 38 3,001
Nebraska 36 698
North Dakota 35 785

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 430
Industrial Engineering 178
Civil Engineering 149
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 132
Chemical Engineering 116
Electrical Engineering 91
Biomedical Engineering 81
Architectural Engineering 80
Computer Engineering 62
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 42

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