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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$28,389 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,453 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 6th in Missouri. In fact, 3,253 were awarded in the state 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.

The Best Value Engineering Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Engineering Schools in Missouri

Check out the engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering

$11,509 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $11,509 a year. On average, engineering graduates from Missouri University of Science and Technology take out $25,089 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $346.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Engineering Schools in Missouri list.

Read full report on Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

$11,475 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Missouri. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per year. The average amount in student loans that engineering majors at Mizzou take out is $24,511. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $440, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Mizzou also made our Best Engineering Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #2.

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$11,271 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great value for engineering students. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMKC are $11,271 per year. On average, engineering graduates from UMKC take out $28,075 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#4

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 #4 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SLU are $48,824 per year. After completing their degree, engineering graduates from SLU carry an average student debtload of $24,250.

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

Full Engineering at Saint Louis University Report

$58,866 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WUSTL are $58,866 per year. On average, engineering graduates from WUSTL take out $19,988 in student loans while working on their degree.

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

Full Engineering at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,618
Minnesota 2,350
Iowa 2,616
South Dakota 569
Nebraska 699
North Dakota 787

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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