2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s 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 Master’s 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 707 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Missouri” ranking analyzed 5 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Missouri

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Missouri

#1

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$30,943 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 241 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#3 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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. 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.

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#3

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

#5 in overall quality

$26,699 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 82 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Missouri. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 29 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Louis University Engineering Report

#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Missouri list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 295 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about 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.

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