by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,018 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 325 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 96 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful general engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Moberly Area Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. MACC is located in Moberly, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. OTC is a fairly large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 15 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate. East Central College is a small public school situated in Union, Missouri. It awarded 12 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
State Fair Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. State Fair Community College is a public institution located in Sedalia, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full State Fair Community College General Engineering Report
With a ranking of #6, Jefferson College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Hillsboro, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Western Nebraska Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and it awarded 2 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Western Nebraska Community College
Barton County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Great Bend, Kansas, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Butler Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Union College Nebraska ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Union College is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Read more about General Engineering at Union College Nebraska
With a ranking of #10, Oglala Lakota College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate list. Oglala Lakota College is a small school located in Kyle, South Dakota that handed out 0 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Oglala Lakota College
Iowa Central Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Iowa Central Community College
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