Mechanical Engineering at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. In 2021, 287 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Irvine.

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 Irvine Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at UC Irvine 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
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	18
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	61
	125

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in ME from UC Irvine. This makes it the #52 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Irvine ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine is $59,868. 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 Irvine

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

UC Irvine Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 287 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Irvine, about 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Irvine since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	95
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	82
White	59
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UC Irvine Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 45 ME students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Irvine, about 82% were men and 18% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 27 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Chemical 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 - Irvine.

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.