General Engineering at University of California - Davis

Every general 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 the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from UC Davis.

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

UC Davis General Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

UC Davis General Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at UC Davis 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 engineering major at UC Davis is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	12
Best General Engineering Schools	19
Best Value General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23

How Much Do Engineering Graduates from UC Davis Make?

The median salary of engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Davis is $74,487. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 22% higher than the national average of $61,282 for all engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from UC Davis. Of these graduates, 78% were men and 22% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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	31
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	26
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UC Davis also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Textile Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
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 Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.