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2023 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Washington

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$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 Most Popular Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Washington to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for engineering students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 618 students majoring in engineering at UW Seattle, 73% are male and 27% are female.

Read full report on Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

About 22% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 78% are male.

Read full report on Engineering at Washington State University

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.

Full Engineering at University of Washington - Bothell Campus Report

#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Out of the 7 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Out of the 7 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Martin’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey.

Women make up 27% of the engineering majors at the school.

Read full report on Engineering at Saint Martin’s University

#6

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.

Of the 6 students majoring in engineering at Gonzaga, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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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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