Mechanical engineering at Mizzou
Mizzou graduates about 125 mechanical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 80th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a strong program at 68 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 79 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 91% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $95,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Mizzou
Where mechanical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Agricultural Engineering.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 137 · Dorm 63 · Student housing 58 · Athletics 16 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.
Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Mizzou
- Communications & media 86 · #43
- Health & pre-med fields 83 · #40
- Business & finance 78 · #81
- Psychology 75 · #114
- Languages 75 · #136
- Political science & IR 74 · #136
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Mizzou with every school we score in mechanical engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.