Mechanical Engineering at Santa Clara University

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and approximately 8,616 students attend the school each year.

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.

SCU Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in ME
Master’s Degree in ME

SCU Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at SCU 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #136 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at SCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me majors at Santa Clara University.

SCU Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

28% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at SCU since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SCU Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

14% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of me master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

In the me master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Santa Clara University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	71

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 CA, the home state for Santa Clara University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Cost Estimators	28,660	$78,190
Mechanical Engineers	27,330	$107,370
Aerospace Engineers	11,440	$125,540
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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
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