Engineering at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at University of Missouri - Kansas City stacks up to those at other schools.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 16,147.

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

UMKC Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering

UMKC Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UMKC 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.

Engineering Student Demographics at UMKC

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

UMKC Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	56
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UMKC Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Missouri - Kansas City. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	79
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	45
Electrical Engineering	42
Civil Engineering	39

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical 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 - Kansas City.

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 Voidxor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.