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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at University of California-San Diego

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UCSD UC San Diego. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #7 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

UCSD UC San Diego Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual ranks UCSD UC San Diego highly for mechanical engineering, ranked #20 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	20 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in California	6 of 29

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at UCSD UC San Diego

The following degree levels are granted in mechanical engineering at UCSD UC San Diego, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	180
Master’s	83
Doctoral	15

UCSD UC San Diego Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, University of California-San Diego awarded 180 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UCSD UC San Diego holds a strong position among schools offering mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #7 out of 29 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	7
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	7
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from UCSD UC San Diego earn a median of $94,289 a year. This is higher than $84,922, the median for all majors at UCSD UC San Diego.

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

While getting their bachelor’s degree at UCSD UC San Diego, mechanical engineering students accumulate a median of $20,000 in student loans. This is above $17,106, the typical median for all majors at UCSD UC San Diego.

UCSD UC San Diego 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	$3,528	$3,528

Read more about UCSD UC San Diego tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 74% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

The largest share of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UCSD UC San Diego are Asian. 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-San Diego with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	65
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	54
Non-Resident Aliens	16
Other Races	12

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at UCSD UC San Diego

This program is also offered at the graduate level at UCSD UC San Diego. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	83
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
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