Mechanical Engineering at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and approximately 26,434 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,193 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Riverside in 2021, 110 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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.

UCR Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCR Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how UCR performed in these rankings.

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 ME major at UCR 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	119
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	188
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	306

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in ME from UCR. This makes it the #93 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCR ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCR is $54,188. 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 UCR

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

UCR Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students earned a bachelor's degree in ME from UCR. About 13% of these graduates were women and the other 87% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCR Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 ME majors earned their master's degree from UCR. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCR also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• General Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer 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 - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.