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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Washington

4 Colleges
$67,256 Avg Salary
$21,439 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 196 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the ME programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Washington.

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Washington list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Martin’s University is a great place for mechanical engineering students. Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,202
Oregon 86
Nevada 20
Hawaii 15
Alaska 7

Mechanical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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