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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region

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 a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Engineering is the 177th most popular major in the country with 2,760 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $75,713 and had an average of $25,106 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 188 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,649 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other engineering.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree other engineering students.

Top 5 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Engineering in the Plains States Region

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other engineering students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 full report on Other Engineering at SD Mines

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other engineering degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Other Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full KU Other Engineering Report

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 full report on Other Engineering at UND

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 full report on Other Engineering at UNL

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