2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 200,458 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, engineering is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Missouri, there were 3,514 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,641 and $23,146 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 182 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri”.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Missouri

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 46 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best 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 University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Read more about Engineering at Mizzou

#2

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$30,943 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri. This medium-sized school is located in Rolla, Missouri, and it awarded 84 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 4 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Saint Louis University 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 Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 48 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering at WUSTL

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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.

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