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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

7 Colleges
$64,776 Avg Salary
$23,989 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree 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 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Missouri to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the most popular school in Missouri for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

Women make up 18% of the ME majors at the school.

On average, ME graduates from Missouri University of Science and Technology take out $22,414 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $279, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in Missouri. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Women make up 10% of the ME majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that ME majors at Mizzou take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,483. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $473.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 77% are male.

On average, ME graduates from WUSTL take out $20,973 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 87% are male.

On average, ME graduates from UMKC take out $29,632 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 7 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 11% of the ME majors at the school.

ME majors at UMSL take out an average of $34,234 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in ME at SLU, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#7

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 7 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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