2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Washington (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 3,485 people earned their degree in materials engineering, making the major the 150th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, materials engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $63,129 and had an average of $23,918 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 162 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,800 and $18,802 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in materials engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 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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Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in Washington (With Aid)

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best 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 full report on Materials Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Materials Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Getting Aid. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s materials engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Materials Engineering at Wazzu

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Materials Engineering (With Aid)

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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