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Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

14 Colleges
$75,566 Avg Salary
$25,125 Avg Student Debt

Engineering-Related Fields is the #36 most popular major in the country with 6,553 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

The Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering-Related Fields program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering-related fields majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for engineering-related fields students. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for engineering-related fields students. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Grantham University

LIttle Rock, AR

Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grantham University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Grantham University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of LIttle Rock.

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The excellent programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering-related fields schools in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#5

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

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#6

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

With a ranking of #6, Washburn University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Topeka.

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South Dakota State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Southeast Missouri State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

William Penn University

Oskaloosa, IA

With a ranking of #10, William Penn University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering-related fields students. William Penn University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Oskaloosa.

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Explore the best engineering-related fields colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 66
Missouri 105
Minnesota 1
South Dakota 10
Iowa 101
North Dakota 1

One of 18 majors within the trade school area of study, engineering-related fields has other similar majors worth exploring.

Major Annual Graduates
Industrial & Management Engineering 5,903
Packaging Science 378
Other Engineering-Related Fields 152
Engineering Design 120

Related Major Annual Graduates
Industrial Production Technology 11,288
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 10,780
Environmental Control Technology 9,376
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 8,822
Electronics Engineering Technology 8,347

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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