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2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$15,268 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$83,900 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,078 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree 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 4 schools in Washington to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for ME students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best value school in Washington for mechanical engineering students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $17,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

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#2

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in Washington. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $13,740 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Martin’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lacey.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Saint Martin’s are $15,840 a year.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,137
Oregon 646
Nevada 270
Hawaii 90
Alaska 66

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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