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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Washington (With Aid)

2 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid

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Mechanical Engineering is the 20th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 1,038 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,963 and $20,294 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Washington (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 22 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

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#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 13 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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