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Engineering at University of California - Davis

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what University of California - Davis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and approximately 39,074 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 198 students received their master's degree in engineering.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UC Davis Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Engineering

UC Davis Engineering Rankings

There were 77 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UC Davis

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of California - Davis.

UC Davis Engineering Master’s Program

38% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 198 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from UC Davis in 2021, 62% were men and 38% were women.

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In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Davis with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 28
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 50
International Students 87
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Davis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Civil Engineering 93
Electrical Engineering 69
Mechanical Engineering 40
Materials Engineering 22
Biomedical Engineering 20
Chemical Engineering 17
Agricultural Engineering 13
Textile Engineering 1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - Davis.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Civil Engineers 45,060 $109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Electronics Engineers 29,210 $123,540

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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