We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UC Berkeley. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #1 out of 43 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual.
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In the most recent year for which we have data, University of California-Berkeley awarded 1,205 bachelor’s degrees in engineering.
Bachelor’s Rankings
UC Berkeley is among the very best schools in the country for engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #1 out of 43 schools by College Factual.
Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $137,909 a year. This is above $106,510, the median for all majors at UC Berkeley.
Student Debt of Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree
While getting their bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley, engineering graduates take on a median debt of $15,016 in student loans. This is higher than $14,238, the typical median for all majors at UC Berkeley.
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 32% went to women.
The majority of engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UC Berkeley are Asian. About 43% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California-Berkeley with a bachelor’s in engineering.
Ethnic Background
Number of Students
Asian
523
Black or African American
21
Hispanic or Latino
202
White
200
Non-Resident Aliens
150
Other Races
109
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Bachelor’s)
UC Berkeley granted 510 bachelor’s completions in electrical and electronics engineering recently — 23% to women and 77% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Asian (50%).
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #1
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #1
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #1
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #19
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #25
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s)
UC Berkeley granted 213 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering in the most recent reporting year — 22% to women and 78% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Asian (33%).
Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #1
Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #1
Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #4
Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #17
Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #25
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering (Bachelor’s)
UC Berkeley granted 124 bachelor’s degrees in bioengineering and biomedical engineering recently — 55% to women and 45% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Asian (48%).
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #6
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #6
Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #9
Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #10
Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #14
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s)
UC Berkeley awarded 120 bachelor’s completions in chemical engineering in the most recent reporting year — 46% to women and 54% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Asian (41%).
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #1
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #1
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #4
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #10
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #11
Civil Engineering, General (Bachelor’s)
UC Berkeley conferred 112 bachelor’s degrees in civil engineering, general in the latest year of data — 38% to women and 62% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Asian (46%).
Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #1
Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #1
Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #2
Best Value General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #12
Best Value General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #17
Operations Research (Bachelor’s)
UC Berkeley granted 57 bachelor’s degrees in operations research in the latest year of data — 44% to women and 56% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Non-Resident Alien (30%).
Best General Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #1
Best General Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #1
Best Value General Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #1
Best Value General Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #1
Best General Operations Research Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #3
Engineering Science (Bachelor’s)
UC Berkeley granted 23 bachelor’s degrees in engineering science in the latest year of data — 30% to women and 70% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Asian (52%).
Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #1
Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #1
Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #1
Best Value General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #1
Best Value General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #1
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering (Bachelor’s)
UC Berkeley conferred 13 bachelor’s degrees in environmental/environmental health engineering recently — 54% to women and 46% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (46%).
Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #1
Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #1
Best Value General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #4
Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #5
Best Value General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #7
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics (Bachelor’s)
UC Berkeley granted 12 bachelor’s degrees in engineering physics/applied physics in the most recent reporting year — 50% to women and 50% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Hispanic or Latino (33%).
Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #1
Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #1
Best Value Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #1
Best Value Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #1
Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #2
Nuclear Engineering (Bachelor’s)
UC Berkeley conferred 12 bachelor’s degrees in nuclear engineering in the latest year of data — 33% to women and 67% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (50%).
Best General Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #1
Best General Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #1
Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #1
Best Value General Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #1
Best General Nuclear Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #3
Engineering, Other (Bachelor’s)
UC Berkeley awarded 9 bachelor’s completions in engineering, other in the most recent reporting year — 67% to women and 33% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Asian (44%).
Graduate Study in Engineering at UC Berkeley
This program is also offered at the graduate level at UC Berkeley. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.
by our College Data Analytics Team
The majority of engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UC Berkeley are Asian. About 43% of graduates fell into this category.
