Which Missouri S&T major has the lowest debt?

Geological Engineering graduates leave with a median of $20,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 19 Missouri S&T bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Missouri S&T cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $14,984 a year, and $33,248 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $16,298 a year.

How many Missouri S&T programs report graduate pay?

20 bachelor's programs at Missouri S&T report first-year pay, and 19 of them also report federal debt.

Missouri S&T Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Public university
Rolla, MO
5,521 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

20 Missouri S&T bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Electrical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($81,204), and Biology the least ($33,761). The median program pays $72,991.

In-state tuition and fees$14,984Per year. Out-of-state $33,248

Average net price after aid$16,298Per year

Graduation rate64%Within 6 years

Admission rate73%Of applicants

All 20 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Missouri" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Missouri. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Missouri
1	Electrical EngineeringAbout 91 graduates a year	$81,204	$97,225	$24,875	2nd of 4
2	Metallurgical EngineeringAbout 21 graduates a year	$80,627	$93,398	$27,000	1st of 1
3	Computer EngineeringAbout 50 graduates a year	$78,964	$105,434	$27,000	2nd of 2
4	Chemical EngineeringAbout 86 graduates a year	$78,369	$89,985	$24,250	1st of 3
5	Nuclear EngineeringAbout 25 graduates a year	$77,947	$86,902	$23,354	1st of 1
6	Ceramic EngineeringAbout 13 graduates a year	$77,305	Not reported	$22,655	1st of 1
7	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 115 graduates a year	$76,869	$101,982	$23,619	1st of 12
8	Aerospace EngineeringAbout 78 graduates a year	$76,183	$95,014	$22,699	1st of 2
9	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 203 graduates a year	$75,855	$91,528	$22,786	1st of 6
10	Architectural EngineeringAbout 38 graduates a year	$73,274	$87,360	$27,000	1st of 1
11	Engineering-Related FieldsAbout 60 graduates a year	$72,708	$90,103	$28,000	1st of 1
12	Civil EngineeringAbout 114 graduates a year	$70,664	$81,245	$27,000	1st of 3
13	Petroleum EngineeringAbout 15 graduates a year	$69,670	$91,688	$28,950	1st of 1
14	Information ScienceAbout 34 graduates a year	$65,393	$83,687	$25,750	1st of 1
15	Geological EngineeringAbout 15 graduates a year	$64,503	$73,496	$20,500	1st of 1
16	Other BusinessAbout 31 graduates a year	$60,645	$66,469	$24,242	1st of 1
17	Environmental EngineeringAbout 25 graduates a year	$57,679	$76,698	$27,000	1st of 1
18	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 9 graduates a year	$47,352	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 2
19	Applied MathematicsAbout 28 graduates a year	$36,756	Not reported	$24,107	1st of 1
20	BiologyAbout 53 graduates a year	$33,761	$58,127	$25,250	11th of 21

Program names link to the program's own page, and Missouri ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Missouri programs in the field do too.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Electrical Engineering$81,204
Metallurgical Engineering$80,627
Computer Engineering$78,964
Chemical Engineering$78,369
Nuclear Engineering$77,947

Lowest median debt

Geological Engineering$20,500
Ceramic Engineering$22,655
Aerospace Engineering$22,699
Mechanical Engineering$22,786
Nuclear Engineering$23,354

Largest programs

Mechanical EngineeringAbout 203 graduates a year
Computer and Information ScienceAbout 115 graduates a year
Civil EngineeringAbout 114 graduates a year
Electrical EngineeringAbout 91 graduates a year
Chemical EngineeringAbout 86 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $81,204 in their first year, the most of 20 Missouri S&T bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Missouri rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels