2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Missouri

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across Missouri, there were 806 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,280 and $21,520 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri doctor’s degree me students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Missouri

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 15 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of Missouri - Columbia

#2

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$30,943 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 10 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri doctor’s degree me students list, Missouri University of Science and Technology has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Mechanical Engineering Report

#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri list. WUSTL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 4 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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