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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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 5th in Missouri. In fact, 1,179 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Engineering Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Engineering Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Colleges.

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. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Missouri University of Science and Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $11,509 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 Engineering Schools in Missouri list.

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$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. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per year.

Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Engineering Schools in Missouri list.

Full Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

$11,271 Average Tuition & Fees

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Missouri list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

UMKC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,271 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SLU are $48,824 a year.

SLU also made our Best Engineering Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #5.

Full Engineering at Saint Louis University Report

$58,866 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Missouri 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 undergraduate at WUSTL are $58,866 a year.

WUSTL also made our Best Engineering Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.

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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 330
Minnesota 598
Iowa 448
North Dakota 116
Nebraska 171
South Dakota 175

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

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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