Undergraduate Computer Engineering at University of California-Merced

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UC Merced. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #23 out of 27 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees
Graduate Study

UC Merced Undergraduate Computer Engineering Rankings

#153 in the U.S.

#24 in California

By College Factual’s measure, UC Merced among the top schools in the country for computer engineering, ranked #153 out of 228 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Computer Engineering Schools	153 of 228
Best Computer Engineering Schools in California	24 of 28

Undergraduate Computer Engineering Degrees at UC Merced

Here is each degree level available for computer engineering at UC Merced, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	184
Master’s	5
Doctoral	13

UC Merced Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, University of California-Merced handed out 184 bachelor’s degrees in computer engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UC Merced ranks competitively among schools offering computer engineering at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #23 out of 27 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	23
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	30
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138

Salary of Computer Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$80,693 Bachelor's Median Salary

Computer Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from UC Merced go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $80,693 a year. This is above $62,823, the median for all majors at UC Merced.

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

$19,086 Bachelor's Median Debt

Earning a bachelor’s degree at UC Merced, computer engineering students accumulate a median of $19,086 in student loans. This is above $18,613, the typical median for all majors at UC Merced.

Student debt for Computer Engineering majors with a bachelor's degree at UC Merced

UC Merced Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$14,653 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$19,086 Average Student Debt

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$44,148
Fees	$2,393	$2,393

Read more about UC Merced tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 85% of computer engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

The majority of computer engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UC Merced were Asian. Approximately 39% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic diversity of Computer Engineering majors at University of California-Merced

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	72
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	72
White	25
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	9

Graduate Study in Computer Engineering at UC Merced

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

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Computer Engineering	5
Doctoral Degrees in Computer Engineering	13

References

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