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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington

6 Colleges
650 Bachelor's Degrees
$35,290 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in WashingtonMechanical Engineering is the #14 most popular major in Washington with 650 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.8% of all the me bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in me. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The me 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 ME Schools for Non-Traditional Students.

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2021 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Washington

Check out the me programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Washington State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's mechanical engineering ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population. Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Washington list.

About 1.4% of Wazzu students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. 4,985 students are part time.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle. UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Washington rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. 9,705 of UW Seattle students are attending part time.

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Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane. Gonzaga not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Washington list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. 923 of Gonzaga students are exclusively distance learners. 661 of Gonzaga students are attending part time.

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Saint Martin's University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey. Saint Martin's did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Washington list.

About 1.3% of Saint Martin’s students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 499 students at Saint Martin’s that take at least one class online. 304 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Eastern Washington University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, EWU has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Washington ranking.

About 1.3% of EWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,626 students at EWU that take at least one class online. About 1,697 of the students at EWU are attending part time.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Eastern Washington University Report

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Seattle University
Seattle, WA

Seattle University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best mechanical engineering schools for non-traditional students. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle. Seattle U also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in Washington rankings.

About 0.5% of Seattle U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,609 students take at least one class online at Seattle U. 1,465 students are part time.

Full Mechanical Engineering at Seattle University Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Mechanical Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,935
Oregon 560
Nevada 250
Hawaii 75
Alaska 59

Mechanical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.

References

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