by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 9,018 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.
Across Minnesota, there were 51 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,071 and $28,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read full report on General Engineering at Minnesota State University - Mankato
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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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