Mechanical Engineering at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from UCSB.

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.

UCSB Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSB Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME 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 ME major at UCSB 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
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	29

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in ME from UCSB. This makes it the #178 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCSB ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $68,678. This is 5% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students earned a bachelor's degree in ME from UCSB. About 14% of these graduates were women and the other 86% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	25
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCSB Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from UCSB in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a ME master's degree from UCSB, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical 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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.