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Mechanical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

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Mechanical Engineering at University of California - San Diego

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 - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 129 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.

UCSD Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCSD Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

15% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The ME program at UCSD awarded 129 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 85% of these degrees went to men with the other 15% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 18
International Students 97
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 - San Diego.

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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