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2024 Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

5 Colleges in the Plains States Region
86 Manufacturing Engineering Degrees Awarded
$64,120 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in manufacturing engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #243 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for manufacturing engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 86 degrees in manufacturing engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Manufacturing Engineering School

Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region The manufacturing engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for manufacturing engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Manufacturing Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering
Master's Degrees in Manufacturing Engineering

The manufacturing engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Manufacturing Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Manufacturing Engineering in the Plains States Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the manufacturing engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Manufacturing Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN

Any student who is interested in manufacturing engineering has to take a look at University of St Thomas Minnesota. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.

There were approximately 26 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from University of St Thomas Minnesota

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
10.0% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Missouri University of Science and Technology if you want to pursue a degree in manufacturing engineering. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great university overall.

There were about 10 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology

3

Any student pursuing a degree in manufacturing engineering needs to check out North Dakota State University - Main Campus. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #242 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means North Dakota State University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the manufacturing engineering program report average early career income of $62,687.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MN
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in manufacturing engineering needs to look into Saint Cloud State University. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 7 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Saint Cloud State University

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$65,552 Median Starting Salary
$35,134 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in manufacturing engineering has to take a look at Dunwoody College of Technology. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Minneapolis. This college ranks 30th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 20 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at Dunwoody College of Technology in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, manufacturing engineering degree recipients generally make about $65,552 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Dunwoody College of Technology

5
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS

Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 10 manufacturing engineering students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in manufacturing engineering from Wichita State University

Best Manufacturing Engineering Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 37
Missouri 283 5
Kansas 266 6
Nebraska 238 0
North Dakota 210 13

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

Manufacturing Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Manufacturing Engineering 86

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,950
Electrical Engineering 1,305
Civil Engineering 1,301
Computer Engineering 1,025
Chemical Engineering 884
Industrial Engineering 707
Biomedical Engineering 651
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 591
General Engineering 519
Agricultural Engineering 205

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