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Mechanical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

Mechanical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

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 - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589.

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.

UCLA Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCLA Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at UCLA 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.

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in me.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 54
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 31
White 62
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

UCLA Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

15% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 85% of me master's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

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In the me master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 me.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 29
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

The following me concentations are available at University of California - Los Angeles. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering 252

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 - Los Angeles.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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