Computer Engineering at University of California - Merced

What traits are you looking for in a CE school? To help you decide if University of California - Merced is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's CE program.

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and approximately 9,018 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 198 CE majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Merced.

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.

UC Merced Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Merced Computer Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CE progam at UC Merced 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 CE major at UC Merced 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
Most Focused Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Computer Engineering Schools	6
Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	91
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	223
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In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in CE from UC Merced. This makes it the #92 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in CE, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CE Graduates from UC Merced Make?

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Merced is $54,675. This is less than $70,001, which is the national average of all CE majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CE Student Demographics at UC Merced

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

UC Merced Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 198 CE majors earned their bachelor's degree from UC Merced. Of these graduates, 81% were men and 19% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 - Merced with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	73
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	28
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UC Merced Computer Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in CE from UC Merced. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UC Merced also has a doctoral program available in CE. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Mechanical 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 - Merced.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.