Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at Washington State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a total student population of 31,159. Of the 6,226 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Washington State University in 2021, 279 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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

Wazzu Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME
• Doctorate Degree in ME

Wazzu Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Wazzu compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Wazzu is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	37
	90

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in ME from Wazzu. This makes it the #76 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Wazzu ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wazzu is $64,194. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at Wazzu

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME majors at Washington State University.

Wazzu Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 279 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Wazzu in 2020-2021, 88% were men and 12% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Wazzu are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	164
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Wazzu Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Wazzu in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington State University with a master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wazzu also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Science
• General Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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 Washington State University.

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 {} under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.