by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Mechanical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of California - Irvine. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ME, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at UC Irvine was ranked #67 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #11 in California.
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Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,311 | $2,311 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,361 | $1,361 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,677 | $16,677 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,250 | $4,250 |
Learn more about UC Irvine tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Irvine in ME walked away with an average of $16,625 in student debt. That is 27% lower than the national average of $22,913.
The median early career salary of ME students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Irvine is $61,594 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $61,915.
Online degrees for the UC Irvine ME bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Irvine Online Learning page.
Women made up around 15.6% of the ME students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 16.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 58.9% of the ME bachelor’s degrees at UC Irvine in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 80 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 69 |
| International Students | 31 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 263 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 79 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 120 |
| Chemical Engineering | 68 |
| Civil Engineering | 93 |
| Computer Engineering | 288 |
*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.
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