Materials Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

What traits are you looking for in a materials engineering school? To help you decide if University of Washington - Seattle Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's materials engineering program.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in materials engineering from UW Seattle.

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

UW Seattle Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Materials Engineering

UW Seattle Materials Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the materials engineering progam at UW Seattle compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The materials engineering major at UW Seattle is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Materials 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
Best Value Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	63

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from UW Seattle. This makes it the #5 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in materials engineering from UW Seattle in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its materials 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 materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW Seattle Materials Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students earned a master's degree in materials engineering from UW Seattle. About 21% of these graduates were women and the other 79% were men.

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 materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Robotics Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Industrial Engineering

Careers That Materials Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials 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
Cost Estimators	5,470	$77,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,290	$154,620
Engineering Professors	800	$101,880

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.