Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Missouri - Columbia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and has a total student population of 31,089. In 2021, 359 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Mizzou.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Mizzou Engineering Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Mizzou

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Mizzou does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Mizzou Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how Mizzou performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at Mizzou is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Engineering Schools	13

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Mizzou. This makes it the #187 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 58 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Mizzou

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Missouri - Columbia.

Mizzou Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 359 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering from Mizzou in 2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Mizzou are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	281
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Mizzou Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 45 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Mizzou, about 73% were men and 27% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Missouri - Columbia with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Mizzou also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 58 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Missouri - Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	168
Civil Engineering	73
Electrical Engineering	68
Chemical Engineering	44
Industrial Engineering	29
Computer Engineering	25
Biomedical Engineering	24
Biological Engineering	24
General Engineering	7
Nuclear Engineering	2

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Software Applications Developers	15,380	$93,880
Systems Software Developers	6,440	$94,140
Industrial Engineers	5,680	$87,620
Civil Engineers	5,320	$86,710
Cost Estimators	4,630	$67,620

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.