by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 9,018 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Iowa, there were 31 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and it awarded 8 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loras College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa. This small school is located in Pella, Iowa, and it awarded 4 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Central Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa list. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fort Dodge, Iowa that handed out 0 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dordt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Iowa list. Dordt University is located in Sioux Center, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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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