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Engineering at California State University - Long Beach

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Engineering at California State University - Long Beach

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if California State University - Long Beach is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and has a total student population of 40,069. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 694 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from CSULB.

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

CSULB Engineering Degrees Available

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

CSULB Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at CSULB 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 engineering major at CSULB 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 47
Best Value Engineering Schools 58
Best Engineering Schools 208
Most Focused Engineering Schools 250

In 2021, 92 students received their master’s degree in engineering from CSULB. This makes it the #122 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Engineering Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 694 engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSULB, about 78% were men and 22% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 - Long Beach with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 164
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 263
White 137
International Students 59
Other Races/Ethnicities 58

CSULB Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 engineering majors earned their master's degree from CSULB. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 31
White 15
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

CSULB 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 University - Long Beach. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 194
Civil Engineering 171
Electrical Engineering 165
Chemical Engineering 74
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 73
Computer Engineering 66
Biomedical Engineering 40
General Engineering 3

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 - Long Beach.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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