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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$23,298 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,900 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #43 most popular major in Missouri with 142 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Missouri to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for ME students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri

Check out the ME master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Our analysis found Missouri University of Science and Technology to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate students pay an average of $11,902 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.

Mizzou also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #4.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great value for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UMKC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMKC are $11,745 per year.

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Out of the 4 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 4 spot on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WUSTL are $58,288 a year.

WUSTL also made our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 105
Iowa 17
Kansas 31
Nebraska 19
North Dakota 16
South Dakota 11

One of 39 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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