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. In 2021, 170 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley.

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
• Doctorate Degree in ME

UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at UC Berkeley compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	37

In 2021, 116 students received their master’s degree in ME from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #12 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do ME Graduates from UC Berkeley Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $73,836. This is 13% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 170 students earned a bachelor's degree in ME from UC Berkeley. About 18% of these graduates were women and the other 82% were men. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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	67
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	47
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 ME majors earned their master's degree from UC Berkeley. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 6% better 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 master's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	32
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 34 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

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