If you plan on majoring in general engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #79 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for general engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 193 degrees in general engineering to qualified students.
Your choice of general engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Engineering Schools in Missouri ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering. MCC is a large public college located in the large city of Kansas City. This college ranks 15th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 24 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year.
Ozarks Technical Community College is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general engineering. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 32nd out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 39 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at OTC in the most recent data year.
Saint Louis University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general engineering. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 41 general engineering students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the engineering program earn an average of $67,482 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of general engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
