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University of California - Santa Barbara BS in Engineering

249 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Engineering is a program of study at University of California - Santa Barbara. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the UCSB BS in Engineering

#91 in the U.S
#15 in California

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UCSB was ranked #91 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #15 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for UCSB.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)42
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)42
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)43
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)49
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)52
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools52
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools54
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)55
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)55
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)56
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)65
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)68
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)69
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering72
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)74
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Engineering Graduates83
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)85
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)85
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Engineering Graduates86
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)91
Best Engineering Schools91
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools92
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)92
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)92
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)95
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering109
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering111
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans115
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)121
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)129
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans129
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering134
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)136
Most Popular Colleges for Engineering151
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates155
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates158
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering169
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering172
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)184
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans204
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering210
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans211
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)251
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)263
Most Focused Colleges for Engineering310
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering312
Best Value Colleges for Engineering328
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering337

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Engineering from UCSB Cost?

$14,406 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

UCSB Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,442$41,196
Fees$2,964$2,964
Books and Supplies$1,259$1,259
On Campus Room and Board$15,903$15,903
On Campus Other Expenses$5,381$5,381

Learn more about UCSB tuition and fees.

Does UCSB Offer an Online BS in Engineering?

Online degrees for the UCSB 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 UCSB Online Learning page.

UCSB Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering

249 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
18.9% Women
48.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 249 students received their bachelor’s degree in engineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in engineering in 2019-2020, 18.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 23.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in engineering at UCSB in 2019-2020, 48.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian57
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino48
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White74
International Students53
Other Races/Ethnicities16

BS in Engineering Focus Areas at UCSB

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Chemical Engineering54
Computer Engineering55
Electrical Engineering52
Mechanical Engineering88

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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