Computer Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Los Angeles in 2021, 92 of them were computer engineering majors.

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

UCLA Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CE
• Master’s Degree in CE

UCLA Computer Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CE progam at UCLA 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 CE major at UCLA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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 Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in CE from UCLA. This makes it the #112 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UCLA CE Graduates

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCLA is $110,139. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 57% higher than the national average of $70,001 for all CE bachelor's degree recipients.

CE Student Demographics at UCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CE majors at University of California - Los Angeles.

UCLA Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 92 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in CE from UCLA in 2021, 77% were men and 23% were women. The typical CE bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% women. So female students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its CE 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	44
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UCLA Computer Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in CE from UCLA. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

In the CE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Geoscience Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• General Engineering
• Materials Engineering

Careers That CE Grads May Go Into

A degree in CE 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 - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Computer Hardware Engineers	20,720	$131,570
Computer Network Architects	16,650	$127,500

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.