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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri

7 Colleges
$70,101 Avg Salary
$24,877 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for ME majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Missouri University of Science and Technology to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

The average amount in student loans that ME majors at Missouri University of Science and Technology take out is $23,000. 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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Out of the 7 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

After completing their degree, ME graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debt load of $23,250. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $473.

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Out of the 7 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

ME majors at WUSTL take out an average of $21,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

ME majors at UMKC take out an average of $28,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in Missouri. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

After completing their degree, ME graduates from UMSL carry an average student debt load of $32,011.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #6, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, ME majors at SLU accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt.

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#7

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mechanical engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, Rockhurst is a private not-for-profit school 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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