2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Materials Engineering is the 189th most popular major in the country with 3,485 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Washington, there were 162 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general materials engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general materials engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general materials engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at UW Seattle

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

Wazzu also made our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561.

Read more about General Materials Engineering at Washington State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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