Mechanical Engineering at University of California - Berkeley

What traits are you looking for in a me school? To help you decide if University of California - Berkeley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's me program.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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.

UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at UC Berkeley 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 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	65
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	52
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of me master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	35
International Students	130
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

The following me concentations are available at University of California - Berkeley. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	320

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Biochemical Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Physics

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 University of California - Berkeley.

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
• Image Credit: By LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.