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Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UW Seattle Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at UW Seattle

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UW Seattle does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UW Seattle Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UW Seattle is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 111 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Engineering Bachelor’s Program

30% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	237
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	363
International Students	90
Other Races/Ethnicities	86

UW Seattle Engineering Master’s Program

29% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	82
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	194
International Students	218
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	373
Civil Engineering	320
Mechanical Engineering	259
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	135
Chemical Engineering	118
Biomedical Engineering	114
Materials Engineering	92
Industrial Engineering	92
Computer Engineering	40
Robotics Engineering	33
Environmental Engineering	17
Other Engineering	1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Systems Software Developers	16,130	$121,250
Civil Engineers	11,440	$93,120
Mechanical Engineers	7,750	$96,860
Industrial Engineers	6,740	$106,980

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

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