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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri

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

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 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.

Check out the ME programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri list. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

Out of the 4 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

Full Mechanical Engineering at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

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 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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