2024 Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in materials engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #145 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for materials engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 76 bachelor's degrees in materials engineering to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on materials engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of materials engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for materials engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized materials engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for materials engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The materials engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Materials Engineering in Washington

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in materials engineering.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Materials Engineering

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

41 Annual Graduates

$20,915 Median Student Debt

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a wonderful choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in materials engineering. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in materials engineering from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

35 Annual Graduates

$61,524 Median Starting Salary

$29,760 Median Student Debt

Washington State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in materials engineering. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduating, materials engineering bachelor's recipients usually earn about $61,524 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in materials engineering from Washington State University

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Materials Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	189
Nevada	129	14

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Materials Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Materials Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Materials Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Materials Engineering	76

Majors Similar to Materials Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	724
Electrical Engineering	555
Civil Engineering	372
Chemical Engineering	122
Computer Engineering	119
Biomedical Engineering	104
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	73
Industrial Engineering	46
General Engineering	35
Robotics Engineering	33

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Panoramedia. More about our data sources and methodologies.