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2023 Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in Washington

2 Colleges
$66,959 Avg Salary
$22,513 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Materials Engineering School for You

With 135 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, materials engineering is the #104 most popular major in Washington.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Washington to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Materials Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Materials Engineering Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Washington - Seattle Campus to be the most popular school for materials engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

On average, materials engineering graduates from UW Seattle take out $17,026 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Materials Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for materials engineering students. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, materials engineering majors at Wazzu accumulate an average of around $28,000 in student debt.

Full Materials Engineering at Washington State University Report

Best Materials Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Materials Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 497
Oregon 14
Nevada 16

One of 40 majors within the area of study, materials engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Materials Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Panoramedia.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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