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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at University of California-Riverside

Here is an overview of this program at UC Riverside. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #23 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 Riverside Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual ranks UC Riverside among the top schools in the country for mechanical engineering, ranked #133 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	133 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in California	23 of 29

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at UC Riverside

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

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	121
Master’s	26
Doctoral	15

UC Riverside Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of California-Riverside handed out 121 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UC Riverside holds a strong position among schools offering mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #23 out of 29 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	23
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	29
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	137

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from UC Riverside report a median salary of $75,201 a year. This is higher than $57,708, the median for all majors at UC Riverside.

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

While getting their bachelor’s degree at UC Riverside, mechanical engineering students accumulate a median of $21,000 in student loans. This is higher than $19,216, the typical median for all majors at UC Riverside.

UC Riverside Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$44,148
Fees	$2,376	$2,376

Read more about UC Riverside tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

The largest share of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UC Riverside were Hispanic or Latino. Roughly 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-Riverside with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	25
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	8

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at UC Riverside

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

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	26
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 Amerique under License More about our data sources and methodologies.