Undergrad Programs Graduate Programs

---

Engineering at University of California-Los Angeles

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UCLA. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #4 out of 43 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Engineering Degrees Available at UCLA

The table below lists every degree level granted in engineering at UCLA, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	753
Master’s	712
Doctoral	160
Professional Certificate	1

UCLA Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of California-Los Angeles handed out 753 bachelor’s degrees in engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UCLA ranks competitively among schools offering engineering at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #4 out of 43 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	4
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	4
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	18
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	23
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53

Salary of Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from UCLA report a median salary of $116,220 a year. This is above $79,139, the median for all majors at UCLA.

Student Debt of Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

While getting their bachelor’s degree at UCLA, engineering graduates take on a median debt of $17,233 in student loans. This is above $16,088, the typical median for all majors at UCLA.

UCLA Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$44,148
Fees	$1,973	$1,973

Find out more about UCLA tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

The largest share of engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at UCLA were 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-Los Angeles with a bachelor’s in engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	327
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	86
White	169
Non-Resident Aliens	81
Other Races	82

Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s)

UCLA granted 186 bachelor’s completions in mechanical engineering in the most recent reporting year — 18% to women and 82% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Asian (38%).

• Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #3
• Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #3
• Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #13
• Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #16
• Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #20

Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Bachelor’s)

UCLA granted 146 bachelor’s completions in electrical and electronics engineering recently — 18% to women and 82% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Asian (43%).

• Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #2
• Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #2
• Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #9
• Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #17
• Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #22

Computer Engineering, General (Bachelor’s)

UCLA awarded 106 bachelor’s completions in computer engineering, general in the most recent reporting year — 20% to women and 80% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Asian (52%).

• Best General Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #6
• Best General Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #7
• Best General Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #13
• Best Value General Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #17
• Best Value General Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #23

Civil Engineering, General (Bachelor’s)

UCLA conferred 90 bachelor’s completions in civil engineering, general in the latest year of data — 43% to women and 57% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Asian (46%).

• Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #4
• Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #4
• Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #8
• Best Value General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #11
• Best Value General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #14

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering (Bachelor’s)

UCLA conferred 68 bachelor’s degrees in bioengineering and biomedical engineering recently — 66% to women and 34% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Asian (46%).

• Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #2
• Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #2
• Best Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #5
• Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #7
• Best Value Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #8

Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s)

UCLA granted 67 bachelor’s completions in chemical engineering recently — 45% to women and 55% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Asian (42%).

• Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #2
• Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #2
• Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #9
• Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #10
• Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #12

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General (Bachelor’s)

UCLA conferred 61 bachelor’s completions in aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical/space engineering, general in the most recent reporting year — 15% to women and 85% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Asian (39%).

• Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #3
• Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #4
• Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #7
• Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #8
• Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #13

Materials Engineering (Bachelor’s)

UCLA awarded 28 bachelor’s degrees in materials engineering in the most recent reporting year — 36% to women and 64% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Asian (46%).

• Best General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #2
• Best General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #2
• Best Value General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California — #5
• Best Value General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #6
• Best General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #8

Geological/Geophysical Engineering (Bachelor’s)

UCLA granted 1 bachelor’s completion in geological/geophysical engineering in the most recent reporting year — 0% to women and 100% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Asian (100%).

Graduate Study in Engineering at UCLA

This program is also offered at the graduate level at UCLA. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	712
Doctoral	160
Professional Certificate	1

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Nikhil Kulkarni under License More about our data sources and methodologies.