2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in Washington (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 157 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 mechanical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in Washington (With Aid)

#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 Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 111 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

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#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 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 General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561.

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#3

Saint Martin's University

Lacey, Washington

$15,840 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Martin’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lacey, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.

Saint Martin’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Martin’s are $15,840, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$14,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid. Located in Seattle, Washington, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.

Seattle U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle University are $14,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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