Computer Engineering at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 139 students received a bachelor's degree in CE from UCSD.

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.

UCSD Computer Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSD Computer Engineering Rankings

The CE major at UCSD 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.

In 2021, 82 students received their master’s degree in CE from UCSD. This makes it the #15 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in CE, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CE Graduates from UCSD Make?

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $79,476. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $70,001 for all CE bachelor's degree recipients.

CE Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 139 students earned a bachelor's degree in CE from UCSD. About 15% of these graduates were women and the other 85% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	61
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	23
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCSD Computer Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 82 students who graduated with a master’s in CE from UCSD in 2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	56
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in CE. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Science
• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Biological Engineering
• Systems 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 - San Diego.

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
• Image Credit: By Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.