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Mechanical Engineering at University of California - Irvine

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Mechanical Engineering at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students received their master's degree in ME.

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

UC Irvine Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in ME
  • Doctorate Degree in ME

UC Irvine Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

18% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The ME program at UC Irvine awarded 45 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 82% of these degrees went to men with the other 18% going to women.

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In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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 - Irvine.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Cost Estimators 28,660 $78,190
Mechanical Engineers 27,330 $107,370
Aerospace Engineers 11,440 $125,540
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790

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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