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2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Washington

7 Colleges
$73,364 Avg Salary
$21,357 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 7 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 Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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The excellent programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Washington. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great place for engineering students. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Martin’s University is a great place for engineering students. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey.

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#6

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

With a ranking of #6, Gonzaga University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering programs. Located in the city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 7 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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