2025 Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in materials engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #40 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 doctor's degrees in materials engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on materials engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other materials engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for materials engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized materials engineering related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Materials Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Materials Engineering in Washington

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for materials engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Washington Schools for a Doctorate in Materials Engineering

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

12 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in materials engineering has to take a look at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in materials engineering from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

16 Annual Graduates

Washington State University is a good decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in materials engineering. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in materials engineering from Washington State University

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	180	86
Nevada	84	0

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Materials Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Materials Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Materials Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Materials Engineering	28

Most Popular Majors Related to Materials Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	36
Mechanical Engineering	31
Civil Engineering	30
Biomedical Engineering	26
Chemical Engineering	23
Agricultural Engineering	13
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	8
Industrial Engineering	4
Engineering Science	3

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Panoramedia. More about our data sources and methodologies.