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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$29,156 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,364 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 939 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Engineering Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value programs for engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a .

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering

$12,076 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best value school in Washington for engineering students. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Seattle are $12,076 per year.

UW Seattle did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Engineering Schools in Washington list.

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#2

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA
$48,470 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gonzaga are $48,470 a year.

Gonzaga not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Engineering Schools in Washington list.

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$12,417 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wazzu are $12,417 a year.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA
$49,335 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Washington. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Seattle U are $49,335 a year.

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$11,950 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Washington - Bothell Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Washington. Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Bothell are $11,950 per year.

UW Bothell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Engineering Schools in Washington list.

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$40,690 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Saint Martin’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Martin’s are $40,690 per year.

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Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 9,121
Oregon 555
Nevada 169
Hawaii 63
Alaska 32

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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