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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$28,389 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,101 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #26 most popular major in Missouri with 725 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering

$11,509 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the best value school in Missouri for mechanical engineering students. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $11,509 per year. While working on their degree, ME majors at Missouri University of Science and Technology accumulate an average of around $23,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $279, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also took the #3 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri rankings.

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$11,475 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $11,475 in in-state tuition and fees each year. ME majors at Mizzou take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $473.

Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri list.

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$11,271 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMKC are $11,271 per year. ME majors at UMKC take out an average of $28,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$12,015 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMSL are $12,015 a year. On average, ME graduates from UMSL take out $32,011 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO
$48,824 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SLU are $48,824 a year. While working on their degree, ME majors at SLU accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt.

SLU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri list.

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$58,866 Average Tuition & Fees

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WUSTL are $58,866 per year. On average, ME graduates from WUSTL take out $21,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

WUSTL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri list.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 582
Kansas 445
Iowa 612
Nebraska 151
North Dakota 291
South Dakota 144

Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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