Mechanical Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Every mechanical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ME program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 130 students received their master's degree in ME.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UW Seattle Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in ME
• Doctorate Degree in ME

Online Classes Are Available at UW Seattle

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UW Seattle offers distance education options for ME at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UW Seattle Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 130 ME students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW Seattle, about 86% were men and 14% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	37
International Students	74
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Mechanical Engineers	7,750	$96,860
Cost Estimators	5,470	$77,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,290	$154,620
Engineering Professors	800	$101,880

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.