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Santa Clara University BS in Mechanical Engineering

48 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$74,576 Average Salary
$23,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is General Mechanical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Santa Clara University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in ME, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the SCU BS in ME

#47 in the U.S
#7 in California

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. SCU was ranked #47 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for ME majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #7 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for SCU.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates 14
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates 18
Highest Paid Mechanical Engineering Graduates 24
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates 29
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 30
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 37
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 38
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 44
Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 45
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools 47
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 55
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 97
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 127
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 130
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 131
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 131
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 131
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 132
Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 135
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 138
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid) 139
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 178
Most Focused Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 186
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 190
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 195
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 195
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 196
Most Popular Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 205
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid) 214
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 217
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 230
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 239
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 245
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 247
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 261
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 268
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 270
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 278
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 280
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 282
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 284
Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Veterans 285
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 285
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 287
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid) 312
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid) 315
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 316
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 318

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in ME from SCU Cost?

$52,998 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$23,000 Average Student Debt

SCU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at SCU paid an average of $1,472 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $52,998 $52,998
Books and Supplies $1,080 $1,080
On Campus Room and Board $15,972 $15,972
On Campus Other Expenses $2,934 $2,934

Learn more about SCU tuition and fees.

SCU ME BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. ME students who received their bachelor’s degree at SCU took out an average of $23,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $22,913.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in ME From SCU?

$74,576 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of ME students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SCU is $74,576 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $61,915.

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Does SCU Offer an Online BS in ME?

SCU does not offer an online option for its ME bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SCU Online Learning page.

SCU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for ME

48 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
22.9% Women
52.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 48 bachelor’s degrees in ME awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 22.9% of the ME students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ME at SCU in 2019-2020, 52.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 10
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

BS in ME Focus Areas at SCU

Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering 48

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering 3
Biomedical Engineering 37
Civil Engineering 17
Computer Engineering 77
Electrical Engineering 23

View All Mechanical Engineering Related Majors >

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.

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