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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at University of California-Irvine

Here is an overview of this program at UCI UC Irvine. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #10 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

UCI UC Irvine Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, UCI UC Irvine as a strong choice for mechanical engineering, coming in at #27 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	27 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in California	9 of 29

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at UCI UC Irvine

Here is each degree level offered in mechanical engineering at UCI UC Irvine, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	208
Master’s	62
Doctoral	15

UCI UC Irvine Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, University of California-Irvine conferred 208 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UCI UC Irvine is in the top 15% of the country for mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #10 out of 29 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	10
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	10
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from UCI UC Irvine go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $89,102 a year. This is above $71,034, the median for all majors at UCI UC Irvine.

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

To complete a bachelor’s at UCI UC Irvine, mechanical engineering students borrow a median amount of $14,500 in student loans. This is below $16,539, the typical median for all majors at UCI UC Irvine.

UCI UC Irvine 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	$2,492	$2,492

Read more about UCI UC Irvine tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

The majority of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UCI UC Irvine were Asian. About 36% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	75
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	52
Non-Resident Aliens	26
Other Races	12

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at UCI UC Irvine

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at UCI UC Irvine. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	62
Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	15

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 TFNorman under License More about our data sources and methodologies.