Engineering at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and has a total student population of 30,014. In 2021, 1,017 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Cal Poly Pomona.

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

Cal Poly Pomona Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering

Cal Poly Pomona Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how Cal Poly Pomona performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at Cal Poly Pomona is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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
Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Value Engineering Schools	35
	75
Most Focused Engineering Schools	97

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Cal Poly Pomona. This makes it the #148 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at Cal Poly Pomona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Cal Poly Pomona Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 1,017 engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal Poly Pomona, about 79% were men and 21% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	246
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	380
White	206
International Students	73
Other Races/Ethnicities	87

Cal Poly Pomona Engineering Master’s Program

The engineering program at Cal Poly Pomona awarded 72 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	13
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Cal Poly Pomona also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Civil Engineering	268
Mechanical Engineering	247
Electrical Engineering	165
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	101
Computer Engineering	99
Industrial Engineering	83
Chemical Engineering	73
Manufacturing Engineering	37
General Engineering	9
Systems Engineering	7

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies
• Architecture & Related Services

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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 Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Civil Engineers	45,060	$109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Electronics Engineers	29,210	$123,540

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 Victorrocha under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.