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Engineering at University of California - Merced

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Engineering at University of California - Merced

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

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and approximately 9,018 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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 Merced Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Merced Engineering Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #137 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UC Merced

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

UC Merced Engineering Master’s Program

33% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering program at UC Merced awarded 21 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

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In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 19% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at University of California - Merced. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Merced. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 16
Computer Engineering 13
Materials Engineering 8
Biomedical 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 - Merced.

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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