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Best Value Engineering Schools in Missouri

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.

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 medium-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

Missouri University of Science and Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $11,509 in in-state tuition and fees each 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.

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

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$11,271 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 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 city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

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

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#4

Saint Louis University

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

SLU undergraduate students pay an average of $48,824 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, engineering graduates from SLU carry an average student debtload of $24,250.

In addition to its great value ranking, SLU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Schools in Missouri list.

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$58,866 Average Tuition & Fees

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

WUSTL undergraduate students pay an average of $58,866 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, engineering graduates from WUSTL take out $19,988 in student loans while working on their degree.

WUSTL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Engineering Schools in Missouri list.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Schools 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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