Engineering at University of California - Davis

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at University of California - Davis stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074. In 2021, 973 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Davis.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UC Davis Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

UC Davis Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UC Davis performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at UC Davis is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	43
	110
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	191

In 2021, 198 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UC Davis. This makes it the #73 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 77 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 973 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from UC Davis. About 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Davis since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering 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 - Davis with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	217
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	195
White	273
International Students	199
Other Races/Ethnicities	78

UC Davis Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 198 students earned a master's degree in engineering from UC Davis. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 62% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	50
International Students	87
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UC Davis also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 77 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

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 University of California - Davis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	274
Civil Engineering	243
Biomedical Engineering	129
General Engineering	123
Chemical Engineering	120
Computer Engineering	100
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	86
Electrical Engineering	69
Materials Engineering	53
Environmental Engineering	37
Agricultural Engineering	13
Textile Engineering	1

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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 - Davis.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Civil Engineers	45,060	$109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Electronics Engineers	29,210	$123,540

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 Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.