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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Materials Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

2 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master's in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,485 people earned their degree in general materials engineering, making the major the 189th most popular in the United States.

Across Washington, there were 162 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general materials engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general materials engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general materials engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington master’s degree materials processing and manufacturing students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 62 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Materials Processing and Manufacturing Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wazzu is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington master’s degree materials processing and manufacturing students whose families make $0-$30k list, Wazzu has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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