Mechanical Engineering at California State University - Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and has a total student population of 42,051. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 195 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from Cal State Fullerton.

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

Cal State Fullerton Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME

Cal State Fullerton Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Cal State Fullerton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Cal State Fullerton is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools	109
	165
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	169
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253
	275

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in ME from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #115 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ME Graduates from Cal State Fullerton Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State Fullerton is $59,135. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 195 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal State Fullerton, about 88% were men and 12% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	35
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Cal State Fullerton Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a master's degree in ME from Cal State Fullerton. About 94% were men and 6% were women.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Civil Engineering

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Cost Estimators	28,660	$78,190
Mechanical Engineers	27,330	$107,370
Aerospace Engineers	11,440	$125,540
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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.