Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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. In 2021, 865 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UW Seattle.

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
• Doctorate 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

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UW Seattle performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Engineering Schools	20
Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	25
	64

In 2021, 618 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UW Seattle. This makes it the #19 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 865 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering from UW Seattle in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% were women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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	189
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	366
International Students	141
Other Races/Ethnicities	80

UW Seattle Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 618 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from UW Seattle in 2021, 73% were men and 27% were 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	87
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	210
International Students	253
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 111 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Science Technologies / Technicians
• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.