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2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Mechanical Engineering is the 21st most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $69,007 and had an average of $23,944 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 1,078 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,256 and $21,439 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 724 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,905 and $22,558 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in mechanical engineering.

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Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington bachelor’s degree me students.

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME degrees to 279 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Washington State University Mechanical Engineering Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 114 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at UW Seattle

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Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. Gonzaga University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 80 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at Gonzaga University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s. Located in Cheney, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 77 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Eastern Washington University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s. Bothell, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Washington - Bothell Campus Mechanical Engineering Report

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Saint Martin's University
Lacey, Washington

With a ranking of #6, Saint Martin’s University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Martin’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lacey, Washington. It awarded 36 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Saint Martin’s University Mechanical Engineering Report

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Seattle University
Seattle, Washington

Seattle University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Seattle, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Seattle U

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Walla Walla University
College Place, Washington

Walla Walla University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in College Place, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Walla Walla University Mechanical Engineering Report

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Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, Washington

Seattle Pacific University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking. Seattle Pacific University is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 17 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at Seattle Pacific University

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Mechanical Engineering at UW Tacoma

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

Central Washington University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended ME Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. Central Washington University is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 0 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Central Washington University Mechanical Engineering Report

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