Engineering at California State University - Fullerton

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what California State University - Fullerton has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and approximately 42,051 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,010 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Fullerton in 2021, 413 of them were engineering majors.

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 State Fullerton Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Cal State Fullerton

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Cal State Fullerton does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Cal State Fullerton Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State Fullerton 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 engineering major at Cal State Fullerton 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
Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	72
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Most Popular Engineering Schools	97

In 2021, 198 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #73 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 413 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from Cal State Fullerton. About 85% were men and 15% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 University - Fullerton with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	83
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	128
White	70
International Students	98
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Cal State Fullerton Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 198 students who earned a master's degree in Engineering from Cal State Fullerton in 2020-2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	36
International Students	82
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Fullerton. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	211
Civil Engineering	161
Computer Engineering	138
Electrical Engineering	73
Environmental Engineering	28

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences

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 University - Fullerton.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.