General Mechanical Engineering at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434.

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

UCR General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

UCR General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at UCR is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in general mechanical engineering, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general mechanical 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	25
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCR General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

In the general mechanical engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 11% better 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 master's in general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical 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 - 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

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