2024 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

If you plan on getting your master's degree in engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #6 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 415 master's degrees in engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

The engineering master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt engineering students go into to obtain their master'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 engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Engineering Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Engineering in Minnesota

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

Top Minnesota Schools for a Master's in Engineering

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

304 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in engineering has to look into University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a master’s in engineering from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

44 Annual Graduates

University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in engineering. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul.More information about a master’s in engineering from University of St Thomas Minnesota

3

University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in engineering has to check out University of Minnesota - Duluth. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in engineering from University of Minnesota - Duluth

4

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

Saint Cloud State University is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in engineering. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in engineering from Saint Cloud State University

Best Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	32	729
Kansas	30	191
Iowa	29	282
Nebraska	29	119
North Dakota	28	77
South Dakota	25	122

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	92
Mechanical Engineering	80
Biomedical Engineering	76
Civil Engineering	39
Industrial Engineering	23
Other Engineering	21
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	20
Systems Engineering	19
Computer Engineering	14
Manufacturing Engineering	10

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	224
Architecture & Related Services	102
Physical Sciences	92
Mathematics & Statistics	90
Engineering Technologies	79
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	32
Natural Resources & Conservation	27
Science Technologies / Technicians	10

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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes. More about our data sources and methodologies.