Mechanical Engineering Technology at California State University Maritime Academy

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering technology, you may want to check out the program at California State University Maritime Academy. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal Maritime is located in Vallejo, California and has a total student population of 952. Of the 139 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University Maritime Academy in 2021, 12 of them were mechanical engineering technology majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mechanical Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Maritime Mechanical Engineering Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME Tech

Cal Maritime Mechanical Engineering Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME tech programs across the country. The following shows how Cal Maritime performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME tech major at Cal Maritime is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1
	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	2
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	15
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools	17
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	118

Earnings of Cal Maritime ME Tech Graduates

The median salary of ME tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Maritime is $95,733. This is 63% higher than $58,773, which is the national average for all ME tech bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Tech Student Demographics at Cal Maritime

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME tech majors at California State University Maritime Academy.

Cal Maritime Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in ME tech from Cal Maritime. About 8% of these graduates were women and the other 92% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University Maritime Academy with a bachelor's in ME tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Cal Maritime also has a doctoral program available in ME tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Technology (Other)

Careers That ME Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME tech 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 California State University Maritime Academy.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	65,210	$48,720
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	3,540	$62,510
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	2,660	$68,410

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
• Image Credit: By Frijole under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.