2026 Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Washington
[General Manufacturing Engineering](/majors/engineering/manufacturing-engineering/general-manufacturing-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general manufacturing engineering education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general manufacturing engineering students.
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2026 Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools in Washington
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general manufacturing engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Manufacturing Engineering Schools
Leading the list is Western Washington University, our #1 best value for general manufacturing engineering in Washington. Set in the city of Bellingham, Western Washington University is a large public institution. Students from in state pay about $9,582 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $28,707. Typical student debt for general manufacturing engineering graduates is $21,425. Soon after graduation, general manufacturing engineering degree recipients from Western Washington University generally make around $65,863. That is a strong return on a $21,425 median debt. Roughly 93% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
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