Mechanical Engineering at University of California - Merced

Every mechanical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ME program at University of California - Merced stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and approximately 9,018 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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 Merced Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UC Merced Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UC Merced

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

UC Merced Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in ME from UC Merced in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Computer 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 - Merced.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.