General Mechanical Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

If you plan to study general mechanical engineering, take a look at what University of Washington - Seattle Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149.

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

UW Seattle General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at UW Seattle

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

UW Seattle General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at UW Seattle is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Mechanical 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 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering at UW Seattle are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general mechanical 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	63
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UW Seattle General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 18% 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	56
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical 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
Mechanical Engineers	7,750	$96,860
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.