University of Washington is one of more than 800 institutions with graduate schools surveyed by U.S. News on an annual basis. University of Washington confers degrees through various schools, such as: the Michael G. Foster School of Business, the School of Law, the School of Medicine, the College of Engineering, the School of Nursing, and the College of Education.
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The Michael G. Foster School of Business at University of Washington (Foster) offers these departments and concentrations: accounting, consulting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, health care administration, international business, leadership, manufacturing and technology management, marketing, management information systems, not-for-profit management, production/operations management, organizational behavior, portfolio management, public administration, real estate, supply chain management/logistics, quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research, and transportation. Its tuition is full-time: $35,610 per year (in-state); full-time: $52,452 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $26,712 per year (in-state); part-time: $26,712 per year (out-of-state); executive: $120,000 total program (in-state); and executive: $120,000 total program (out-of-state). At graduation, 80.80 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.
Situated in the city of Seattle—home to global firms such as Amazon.com, Inc., Starbucks Corp., and Microsoft Corp.—is the University of Washington’s Michael G. Foster School of Business. The graduate program focuses on the dynamics of leadership in business organizations and learning best practices while making business decisions. Students enrolled in the full-time M.B.A. program are introduced to and immersed in the program through LEAD Week. Students meet and work with a core study team, which are groups of four or five students that work together to accomplish projects and initiatives. Collaborative learning is a fixture of the full-time program, where students will learn team dynamics whether it’s through study teams or through a guided climb of Mount Rainier.
Along with a full-time program, the school also offers work-compatible options such as an evening M.B.A., executive M.B.A., and a Technology Management M.B.A. for technology professionals interested in business management careers. A one-year accelerated global executive M.B.A. is available for professionals invested in learning global strategies. A Ph.D. program as well as graduate degrees in Professional Accounting and Information Systems is also available at the business school.
There are more than 45,000 Foster graduates working across the globe, and some of the notable alumni include William S. Ayer, president and CEO of Alaska Airlines; Andrew Brimmer, the first African American to serve as governor of the Federal Reserve System; and Yoshihiko Miyauchi, chairman and CEO of Japanese financial services group ORIX Corp.
The School of Law at University of Washington has an application deadline of March 15. The full-time program application fee at the School of Law at University of Washington is $60. Its tuition is full-time: $38,868 (in-state) and full-time: $50,271 (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 5.8:1.
With an entering class size of roughly 190 students, the University of Washington School of Law offers a student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1. J.D. students can concentrate their legal education through several tracks including Asian Law, Environmental Law, and Public Service Law. The law school is also known for its top-ranked Law Librarianship program. UW Law offers J.D. students concurrent or joint degree programs in conjunction with other academic departments at the University of Washington, including a J.D./M.B.A. through the Foster School of Business, a J.D./Master in Health Administration through the School of Public Health, and a J.D./Master of Public Administration through the Evans School of Public Affairs.
Law students must complete at least 60 hours of public service before graduation, either through school clinics, such as the Innocence Project Northwest or the Tribal Court Public Defense; through externships; or through involvement with Street Law, an law and democracy education programs. There are about 40 student organizations at UW Law, as well as four legal journals: the Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal; the Shidler Journal of Law, Commerce & Technology; the Washington Law Review; and the Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy.
Notable alumni of the University of Washington School of Law include William Gates, Sr., cochair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and father of Bill Gates, and Tom Foley, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and U.S. Ambassador to Japan.
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The School of Medicine at University of Washington has an application deadline of Oct. 15. The application fee at University of Washington is $35. Its tuition is full-time: $37,760 (in-state) and full-time: $69,186 (out-of-state). The faculty-student ratio at University of Washington is 2.9:1. The School of Medicine has 3,206 full-time faculty on staff.
Entering students at the University of Washington School of Medicine are divided into six colleges: Rainier, Wind River, Denali, Big Ski, Snake River, and Columbia River, all named after natural wonders. Each college has its own mentors who counsel students throughout their four years in medical school. Students can earn an M.D. or a Ph.D., and about 10 students a year can earn both through the Medical Scientist Training Program.
Through the WWMAI program, a partnership between the School of Medicine and nearby states, students complete several six-week clerkships in Washington, Wyoming, Montana, Alaska, and Idaho. Students can also demonstrate expertise in the region and present research work at the Western Student Medical Research Forum. UW medical students can get involved in service-learning projects like CHAP, the Community Health Advancement Program, and SPARX, Student Providers Aspiring to Rural and Underserved Experience. There are also about 50 student organizations to check out, from the MD Minstrels to the Christian Medical & Dental Association.
The UW Medicine system also includes the highly ranked University of Washington Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, UW Neighborhood Clinics, and Airlift Northwest, an in-air medical services program. Graduate students receive priority for university-owned apartments, and medical students can also look to plenty of off-campus housing options throughout Seattle.
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The application fee is $85 for U.S. residents and $85 for international students. Its tuition is full-time: $18,654 per year (in-state); full-time: $33,249 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $889 per credit (in-state); and part-time: $1,584 per credit (out-of-state). The 2020 Ph.D. student-faculty ratio is 3.5:1. The College of Engineering at University of Washington has 283 full-time faculty on staff.
Graduate students at the University of Washington’s College of Engineering can explore a range of research opportunities—from earthquakes to language processing and data mining—at the 33 different laboratories, institutes, and research centers housed on the school’s Seattle campus. At the UW Engineered Biomaterials Research Center, students and professors work with companies to develop medical implants, and the students at the Center for Collaborative Technology work to develop a new platform for Microsoft, the Center’s benefactor.
The broad array of research offerings complements the College of Engineering’s masters and Ph. D. degree offerings. Prospective students can earn master of science or master of engineering degrees in the following engineering disciplines: mechanical, electrical, chemical, computer science, aeronautics and astronautics, civil and environmental, industrial and systems, materials science, bioengineering, and human centered design.
The school also offers part-time master’s programs in aerospace engineering, pharmaceutical bioengineering, construction engineering, supply chain transportation and logistics, sustainable transportation, computer science, electrical engineering, industrial and systems engineering, and human centered design.
Outside of the classroom, graduate students at the University of Washington’s College of Engineering can get involved with the school’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders, or network through professional societies such as the society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, or the Society of Women Engineers.
Notable alumni from the College of Engineering include Bonnie Dunbar, a former astronaut who flew aboard the space shuttles Atlantis, Challenger, Columbia, and Endeavor; and Greg Badros, director of engineering at Facebook.
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University of Washington is a public school. The School of Nursing has an application deadline of Jan. 15 and an application fee of $85 for U.S. residents. Tuition for the master's program at the School of Nursing is Full-time: $17,919 per year (in-state) and $31,026 per year (out-of-state). The School of Nursing at University of Washington has 80 full-time faculty members. The total graduate nursing enrollment is 530.
The College of Education at University of Washington has an application deadline of Jan. 8. The application fee for the education program at University of Washington is $85. Its tuition is full-time: $16,884 per year (in-state); full-time: $31,139 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $869 per credit (in-state); and part-time: $1,579 per credit (out-of-state). The College of Education at University of Washington has 51 full-time faculty on staff with a 3.6:1 ratio of full-time equivalent doctoral students to full-time faculty.
The University of Washington College of Education offers traditional master’s and doctoral degree programs for teachers, administrators, and clinicians, as well as some unique programs for students pursuing specialty areas. There is a yearlong master’s degree in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership, for example, a program for future sports administrators offered in conjunction with the university’s Foster School of Business.
Regardless of program, the College of Educations stresses hands-on experience to supplement academics. Master’s degree candidates spend nearly the same amount of time working in school classrooms as they do learning, and other programs incorporate internships and research. There are about 10 research centers on campus where students and faculty examine pressing issues in education reform and child development. The school also has initiatives like the Experimental Education Unit, a program for special needs children from birth through kindergarten.
For those with teaching experience, the College of Education has development programs, like the one-year Danforth Educational Leadership Program for prospective principals and the three-year, part-time Leadership for Learning program that readies teachers to become district leaders in three years. Graduate students can live in university-owned apartments or can get help finding other housing in Seattle through the university’s Off-Campus Housing Affairs Office.
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