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Graduate Mechanical Engineering Programs at Santa Clara University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about graduate study in mechanical engineering at SCU. It is offered at the Master’s, Doctoral levels, with undergraduate study also available. It ranks as high as #6 out of 20 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Master’s Degrees
• Doctoral Degrees
• Undergraduate Study

SCU Graduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, SCU as a strong choice for mechanical engineering, placing at #23 out of 366 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	23 of 366
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in California	8 of 29

Graduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at SCU

Here is each degree level granted in mechanical engineering at SCU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	39
Master’s	15
Doctoral	1

SCU Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Santa Clara University awarded 15 master’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Master’s Rankings

SCU ranks competitively among schools offering mechanical engineering at the master’s level. Its best result was #6 out of 20 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California	6
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	18

SCU Graduate Tuition and Fees

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

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$60,816	$60,816
Fees	$790	$790

Read more about SCU tuition and fees.

Master’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 87% of mechanical engineering master’s degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

The majority of mechanical engineering master’s degree graduates at SCU were White. Approximately 60% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Santa Clara University with a master’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	2

SCU Mechanical Engineering Doctoral Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Santa Clara University handed out 1 doctoral degree in mechanical engineering.

Doctoral Rankings

SCU is not yet ranked for mechanical engineering at the doctoral level.

Doctoral Student Diversity

Every one of the 1 student who graduated with a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from SCU were men.

The majority of mechanical engineering doctoral degree graduates at SCU were Non-Resident Alien. Approximately 100% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Santa Clara University with a doctoral in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	0

Undergraduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at SCU

This field is also offered at the undergraduate level at SCU. Annual undergraduate completions by level are shown below.

Undergraduate Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	39

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 Arnaudh under License More about our data sources and methodologies.