by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 183 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,645 and $16,266 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 132 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,091 and $24,039 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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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 for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota associate degree engineering students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Itasca Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and it awarded 28 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Normandale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota list. Normandale Community College is a public institution located in Bloomington, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Normandale Community College General Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota list. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Inver Hills Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota. Located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Inver Hills Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Engineering at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota list. Located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
North Hennepin Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota ranking. North Hennepin Community College is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Full North Hennepin Community College General Engineering Report
Saint Paul College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota list. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 6 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #9. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small school located in Rochester, Minnesota that handed out 2 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rochester Community and Technical College General Engineering Report
St Cloud Technical and Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #10. St Cloud Technical and Community College is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Engineering at St Cloud Technical and Community College
Central Lakes College - Brainerd came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota ranking. Central Lakes College is a public institution located in Brainerd, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Central Lakes College
South Central College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota list. This small school is located in North Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Hibbing Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota ranking. Hibbing Community College is a small school located in Hibbing, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at Hibbing Community College
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