2024 Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

a doctor's degree in general engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #49 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 doctor's degrees in general engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt general engineering students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Engineering Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Engineering in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general engineering.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering

1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

18 Annual Graduates

University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in general engineering. UNL is a very large public university located in the large city of Lincoln.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

2

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

5 Annual Graduates

Saint Louis University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general engineering. SLU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Louis.More information about a doctorate in general engineering from Saint Louis University

Best General Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	122	5
Iowa	110	2
Kansas	97	0
Nebraska	70	18
North Dakota	68	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering

General Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Engineering	25

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	118
Mechanical Engineering	88
Civil Engineering	86
Biomedical Engineering	72
Chemical Engineering	58
Engineering Mechanics	35
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	33
Computer Engineering	28
Other Engineering	23
Materials Engineering	21

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp. More about our data sources and methodologies.