Mechanical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCSD Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in ME
Master’s Degree in ME

UCSD Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at UCSD 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.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

22% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at UCSD since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	47
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	39
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UCSD Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

20% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of me master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

In the me master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 2% better 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 master's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	25
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

The following me concentations are available at University of California - San Diego. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	379

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 - San Diego.

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
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