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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at Central Washington University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at CWU. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. It ranks as high as #1 out of 1 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

CWU Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, CWU highly for mechanical engineering, coming in at #17 out of 114 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools	17 of 114
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in Washington	1 of 1

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at CWU

Here is each degree level available for mechanical engineering at CWU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	25

CWU Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Central Washington University handed out 25 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

CWU is among the very best schools in the country for mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #1 out of 1 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from CWU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $74,230 a year. This is above $54,307, the median for all majors at CWU.

Student Debt of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

While getting their bachelor’s degree at CWU, mechanical engineering graduates take on a median debt of $22,380 in student loans. This is above $22,038, the typical median for all majors at CWU.

CWU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$6,656	$25,340
Fees	$2,186	$2,186

Find out more about CWU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 96% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 4% went to women.

The majority of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at CWU are White. Approximately 56% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	3

Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor’s)

CWU granted 25 bachelor’s completions in mechanical/mechanical engineering technology/technician in the most recent reporting year — 4% to women and 96% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (56%).

• Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington — #1
• Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #2
• Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #8

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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