2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in general mechanical engineering, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States.

Across Washington, there were 1,038 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general mechanical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general mechanical 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 mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington doctor’s degree general mechanical engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical 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 General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at UW Seattle

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering 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. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. 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 full report on General Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University

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