Best Engineering Colleges in Missouri (2026)
Updated
This page ranks the 6 Engineering programs in Missouri by median earnings of Engineering graduates four years after completing. Across the 4 schools with a reported completion median, earnings range from $102,373 to $86,725, with a median of $91,518.
Washington University in St Louis leads the list at $102,373, followed by University of Missouri-Columbia at $95,008, a gap of $7,365.
The list includes 4 public and 2 private institutions. Washington University in St Louis ranks 97th on Azimuth's composite ranking among the 1,467 public and private nonprofit four-year institutions Azimuth ranks nationally, and also posts the highest six-year completion rate at 94%.
University of Missouri-Kansas City reports the lowest average net price at $13,310.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Median Engineering Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington University in St Louis · St. Louis, MO | $102,373 | $21,786 | $1,716 | 12.1% |
| Washington University in St Louis reports $102,373 in median earnings for its Engineering graduates four years after completing, and its six-year completion rate of 94% is the highest on this list. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Mechanical Engineering (89 graduates), Biomedical/Medical Engineering (55 graduates), Chemical Engineering (30 graduates) | |||||
| 2 | University of Missouri-Columbia · Columbia, MO | $95,008 | $20,268 | $13,841 | 78.5% |
| University of Missouri-Columbia admits 78% of applicants and its Engineering graduates earn a median of $95,008 four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Mechanical Engineering (127 graduates), Civil Engineering (65 graduates), Chemical Engineering (39 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Computer Engineering ($112,696), Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering ($105,034), Industrial Engineering ($101,380) | |||||
| 3 | Missouri University of Science and Technology · Rolla, MO | $91,311 | $16,298 | $10,912 | 72.6% |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology ranks 3rd on this list and posts a six-year completion rate of 64% alongside an average net price of $16,298. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Mechanical Engineering (240 graduates), Civil Engineering (128 graduates), Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (95 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Petroleum Engineering ($102,405), Computer Engineering ($99,620), Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering ($98,264) | |||||
| 4 | University of Missouri-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO | $88,028 | $13,310 | $10,576 | 72.2% |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City carries the lowest average net price on the page at $13,310, and its Engineering graduates earn a median of $88,028 four years after completing. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Electrical and Computer Engineering (60 graduates), Mechanical Engineering (36 graduates), Civil Engineering (31 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Mechanical Engineering ($90,588), Civil Engineering ($85,055) | |||||
| 5 | University of Missouri-St Louis · Saint Louis, MO | $86,725 | $15,071 | $13,031 | 62.7% |
| Graduates of University of Missouri-St Louis earn a median of $86,725 four years after completing, and the school reports an average net price of $15,071 for all family-income levels. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Mechanical Engineering (39 graduates), Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (22 graduates), Civil Engineering (19 graduates) Highest four-year median earnings by program: Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering ($96,083), Mechanical Engineering ($84,087) | |||||
| 6 | Saint Louis University · Saint Louis, MO | $83,081 | $24,398 | $22,501 | 75.0% |
| Saint Louis University, a private nonprofit university in Saint Louis, ranks 498th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and graduates 80% of its students within six years. | |||||
Largest programs by graduates in the earnings cohort: Biomedical/Medical Engineering (48 graduates), Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering (33 graduates), Mechanical Engineering (27 graduates) | |||||
How this list is ordered
Schools are ordered by the median earnings of their Engineering graduates four years after completing, highest first. The figures are medians for federally aided Engineering graduates who were working and not enrolled four years after completing. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The figures cited on this page cover the 4 schools with a reported completion median. Washington University in St Louis reports $102,373, and the $7,365 gap to second-ranked University of Missouri-Columbia is the largest between any two consecutive schools on the list.
Job market context in Missouri
The occupations linked to Engineering in Missouri include roles such as Civil Engineers, Industrial Engineers, and Mechanical Engineers. The median annual wage across those occupations is $102,587, and a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $81,025. Projected annual openings total 4,550, or about 238 openings a year for every hundred graduates, which means more projected openings than graduates. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 9.0% higher. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. The ranking above uses graduate earnings four years after completing, which is a different measure from the occupational wage figures reported here.