Engineering at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

47% 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 - Tacoma Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 5,364.

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 Tacoma Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW Tacoma Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UW Tacoma 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.

Engineering Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

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

UW Tacoma Engineering Bachelor’s Program

10% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at UW Tacoma are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UW Tacoma Engineering Master’s Program

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from UW Tacoma, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	39

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 - Tacoma 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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