Electrical Engineering at California State University - Long Beach

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

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,179 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Long Beach in 2021, 145 of them were electrical engineering majors.

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

CSULB Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in EE
• Master’s Degree in EE

CSULB Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at CSULB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 EE major at CSULB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	50
Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	143

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in EE from CSULB. This makes it the #104 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSULB EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $67,072. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $69,521 for all EE students.

EE Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 145 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in EE from CSULB. About 88% were men and 12% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its EE 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	24
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

CSULB Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 20 EE students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CSULB, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CSULB also has a doctoral program available in EE. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in EE 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Electronics Engineers	29,210	$123,540
Electrical Engineers	26,570	$114,170
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Aerospace Engineers	11,440	$125,540

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 Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.