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2024 Best Engineering Schools in Kansas

2 Colleges in Kansas
1,471 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$63,064 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 2024 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 during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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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
451 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$65,113 Median Starting Salary

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

Degree recipients from the engineering major at University of Kansas get $2,049 more than the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in engineering from University of Kansas

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
544 Engineering Degrees Awarded
$66,663 Median Starting Salary

Kansas State University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in engineering. K -State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Manhattan.

Degree recipients from the engineering major at Kansas State University earn $3,599 more than the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in engineering from Kansas State University

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.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Minnesota382,318
Iowa382,595
South Dakota38546
Missouri383,001
Nebraska36698
North Dakota35785

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Engineering Majors to Study

MajorAnnual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering430
Industrial Engineering178
Civil Engineering149
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering132
Chemical Engineering116
Electrical Engineering91
Biomedical Engineering81
Architectural Engineering80
Computer Engineering62
Electrical and Computer Engineering.42

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