Mechanical Engineering at University of California - Davis

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what University of California - Davis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 234 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from UC Davis.

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 Davis Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

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 ME major at UC Davis 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
	98
	149
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	199

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in ME from UC Davis. This makes it the #70 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do ME Graduates from UC Davis Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Davis is $64,370. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

ME Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of ME bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 - Davis with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	78
International Students	53
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

UC Davis Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students graduated with a master's degree in ME from UC Davis. About 84% were men and 16% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UC Davis also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

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 - Davis.

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 Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.