by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Environmental Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Environmental Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of California - Merced. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in environmental engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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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. The bachelor's program at UC Merced was ranked #118 on College Factual's Best Schools for environmental engineering list. It is also ranked #13 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UC Merced.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,570 | $42,324 |
| Fees | $1,530 | $1,530 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,500 | $16,500 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,900 | $4,900 |
Learn more about UC Merced tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Merced in Environmental Engineering walked away with an average of $21,000 in student debt. That is 10% lower than the national average of $23,242.
environmental engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Merced make an average of $42,682 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% lower than the national average of $50,467.
Online degrees for the UC Merced environmental engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Merced Online Learning page.
About 28.6% of the students who received their BS in environmental engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 51.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering at UC Merced in 2019-2020, 57.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Environmental Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Environmental Engineering | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to environmental engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 34 |
| Computer Engineering | 134 |
| Materials Engineering | 7 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 146 |
*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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