2025 Best General Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

If you pursue a doctor's degree in general materials engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #36 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for general materials engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 28 doctor's degrees in general materials engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general materials engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general materials engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general materials engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general materials engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Materials Engineering Schools

The materials processing and manufacturing 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 General Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Materials Engineering in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general materials engineering.

Top Washington Schools for a Doctorate in Materials Processing and Manufacturing

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general materials engineering. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Washington State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general materials engineering. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the town of Pullman.More information about a doctorate in general materials engineering from Washington State University

Best General Materials Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	381	86
Nevada	111	0

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General Materials Engineering Related Rankings by Major

General Materials Engineering is one of 0 different types of Materials Engineering programs to choose from.

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).
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