Mechanical Engineering at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 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.

UCLA Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCLA Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 74 ME students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCLA, about 85% were men and 15% were women.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	22
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering

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 - Los Angeles.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.