by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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.
In 2020-2021, 198,468 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 2,350 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,807 and $24,463 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 138 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 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota associate degree engineering students.
Out of the 15 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. Located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Normandale Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bloomington, Minnesota. It awarded 38 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Century College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota. This medium-sized school is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and it awarded 21 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka-Ramsey Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Engineering at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Inver Hills Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota. This small school is located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota ranking. Fergus Falls, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, North Hennepin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota list. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It awarded 7 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Paul College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #8. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota ranking. This small school is located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Rochester Community and Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota list. Rochester, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full Rochester Community and Technical College 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 #11. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 2 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering at St Cloud Technical and Community College
Central Lakes College - Brainerd ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota list. Central Lakes College is located in Brainerd, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #13, South Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota list. South Central College is a small school located in North Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 0 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Hibbing Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Hibbing, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State College Southeast did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Minnesota ranking, coming in at #13. MSC Southeast is a small public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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