2025 Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Washington

If you pursue a master's degree in mechanical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #29 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 149 master's degrees in mechanical engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 mechanical engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of mechanical engineering students who choose to seek a master'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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for mechanical engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mechanical engineering related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Mechanical Engineering Schools

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

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mechanical Engineering in Washington

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for mechanical engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Washington Schools for a Master's in ME

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

109 Annual Graduates

$101,504 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in mechanical engineering has to look into University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle.

Soon after graduating, me master's recipients generally earn around $101,504 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

29 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in mechanical engineering has to look into Washington State University. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the town of Pullman.More information about a master’s in mechanical engineering from Washington State University

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	984
Oregon	158	72
Nevada	105	14
Hawaii	85	12
Alaska	52	7

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Mechanical Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Mechanical Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

ME Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering	149

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	185
Civil Engineering	165
Materials Engineering	56
Industrial Engineering	50
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	43
Chemical Engineering	22
Biomedical Engineering	21
Agricultural Engineering	5
Computer Engineering	5
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	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 Michel Villeneuve. More about our data sources and methodologies.