Overview

Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering / Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering is located in Seattle, WA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Human centered design and engineering
(Certificate)	User centered design
Master of Science (MS)	Human centered design and engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	106
Doctoral Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Preliminary, general, and final exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

870

Applied

253

Accepted

125

Enrolled

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 2nd	December 2nd	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, transcripts, 3 letters of recommendation, curriculum vitae, personal statement of objectives
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, transcripts, 3 letters of recommendation, curriculum vitae, personal statement of objectives

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 623 TOEFL IBT score: 106

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 2
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

343

Total Graduate Students

28%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	8.16%
Black or African American	3.5%
White or Caucasian	31%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	19.53%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	5.25%
Unknown	3.21%

Gender

Male (27%)

Female (72%)

Faculty

44

Total faculty

Full-time - 24

Part-time - 20

Male (18)

Female (26)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Influencing behavior, thinking, and awareness; design for emergent collaborations and organizations; low resource and underserved populations; material and embodied technologies; data science and data visualization; learning in professional and technical environments
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	3,414,400

Location & Contact

Address 428 Sieg Hall
Box 352315
Seattle, WA  98195-2315
United States

Contact Dr. Julie Kientz
Professor/Chair
Email: hcdechr@uw.edu
Phone: 206-543-2567
Fax: 206-543-8858

Larger Map