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2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$15,662 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Washington

Check out the engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Engineering

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the best value school for engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Washington. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Seattle are $17,754 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Seattle is ranked #3 for overall quality for engineering in Washington.

Full Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

#2

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gonzaga University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Gonzaga are $14,878 per year.

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#3

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great value for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Bothell Campus is a great value for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Bothell are $17,628 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Bothell is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering in Washington.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wazzu are $13,740 a year.

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Saint Martin’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Saint Martin’s are $15,840 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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