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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at University of California-Davis

Here is an overview of this program at UC Davis. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #9 out of 29 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

UC Davis Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual ranks UC Davis highly for mechanical engineering, placing at #30 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	30 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in California	10 of 29

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at UC Davis

The following degree levels are available for mechanical engineering at UC Davis, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	151
Master’s	45
Doctoral	13

UC Davis Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, University of California-Davis awarded 151 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UC Davis is in the top 10% of the country for mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #9 out of 29 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	9
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	9
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering students who finish a bachelor’s at UC Davis earn a median of $86,137 a year. This is above $64,648, the median for all majors at UC Davis.

Student Debt of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at UC Davis, mechanical engineering graduates take on a median debt of $15,000 in student loans. This is higher than $14,443, the typical median for all majors at UC Davis.

UC Davis Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$44,148
Fees	$3,544	$3,544

Read more about UC Davis tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 75% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

The majority of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UC Davis were White. About 28% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California-Davis with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	42
Non-Resident Aliens	21
Other Races	18

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at UC Davis

Graduate study is also available at UC Davis. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	45
Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	13

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Bev Sykes under License More about our data sources and methodologies.