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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at University of California-Los Angeles

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UCLA. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #3 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

UCLA Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual ranks UCLA among the top schools in the country for mechanical engineering, ranked #10 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	10 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in California	4 of 29

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at UCLA

The table below lists every degree level offered in mechanical engineering at UCLA, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	186
Master’s	106
Doctoral	30

UCLA Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of California-Los Angeles conferred 186 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UCLA is a solid choice among schools offering mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #3 out of 29 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	3
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from UCLA go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $109,068 a year. This is above $79,139, the median for all majors at UCLA.

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

To complete a bachelor’s at UCLA, mechanical engineering students borrow a median amount of $17,000 in student loans. This is higher than $16,088, the typical median for all majors at UCLA.

UCLA 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	$1,973	$1,973

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Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

The largest share of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UCLA were Asian. About 38% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	71
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	52
Non-Resident Aliens	15
Other Races	17

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at UCLA

This program is also offered at the graduate level at UCLA. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	106
Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	30

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License More about our data sources and methodologies.