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Engineering (all) at Minnesota State

Minnesota State graduates about 174 engineering majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 340th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a light program at 38 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.91×). Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

38/100Light#340 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year1747% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$82,0000.91× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate71%whole school

Around Minnesota State

Maverick Machine on the field for a home football game Fall of 2019
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E. J. Henderson at Vikings training camp.
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Where engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 22 · Dorm 14 · Athletics 5 · Dining 2 · Library 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. Morehead State University 39
  2. Carroll University 39
  3. Sacred Heart University 39
  4. Florida Atlantic University 38
  5. Florida Gulf Coast University 38
  6. Tarleton State University 38
  7. Arkansas State University 38
  8. Coastal Carolina University 38

Other strong majors at Minnesota State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Minnesota State with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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