Engineering at University of California - Santa Barbara

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what University of California - Santa Barbara has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 243 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSB.

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

UCSB Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSB Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at UCSB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at UCSB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
	75
Most Focused Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	79
Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168
Most Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	336

In 2021, 64 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UCSB. This makes it the #160 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 59 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UCSB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of California - Santa Barbara.

UCSB Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 243 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from UCSB. About 16% of these graduates were women and the other 84% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	64
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	70
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UCSB Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 engineering majors earned their master's degree from UCSB. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 59 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Santa Barbara. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	152
Mechanical Engineering	93
Computer Engineering	62
Chemical Engineering	59

Related Majors

• Computer & Information Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 - Santa Barbara.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Civil Engineers	45,060	$109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Electronics Engineers	29,210	$123,540

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.