Engineering at University of California - Merced

84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Merced. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and has a total student population of 9,018.

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

UC Merced Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

UC Merced Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UC Merced is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #137 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UC Merced

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

UC Merced Engineering Bachelor’s Program

21% Women

84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% 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 - Merced with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	108
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	219
White	48
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UC Merced Engineering Master’s Program

36% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

In the engineering 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 - Merced with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Engineering

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering	211
Mechanical Engineering	171
Biomedical Engineering	37
Environmental Engineering	29
Materials Engineering	20

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 - Merced.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Civil Engineers	45,060	$109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Electronics Engineers	29,210	$123,540

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.

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