by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 9,018 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 325 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 94 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ottawa University - Ottawa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Ottawa is a small school located in Ottawa, Kansas that handed out 6 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Ozarks. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Point Lookout, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell College landed the #3 spot on the list. Cornell College is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loras College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Loras is located in Dubuque, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Northwestern - St Paul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northwestern - St Paul General Engineering Report
Central College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Central is located in Pella, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Doane University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Crete, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Minnesota State University - Mankato
University of Mary ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Mary is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Iowa landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Engineering at University of Iowa
Winona State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a medium-sized school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 0 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about General Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
With a ranking of #10, Dordt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Sioux Center, Iowa, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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