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

5 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

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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 “Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular other engineering programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate”.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

Full Washington University in St Louis Other Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 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%.

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Engineering Major in the Plains States Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other engineering students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Other Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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