Mechanical Engineering at California State University - Long Beach

If you plan to study mechanical 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 has a total student population of 40,069. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 168 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from CSULB.

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.

CSULB Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

CSULB Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how CSULB 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 ME major at CSULB 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 Schools	68
	239

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in ME from CSULB. This makes it the #80 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ME Graduates from CSULB Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $61,380. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

ME Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 168 students earned a bachelor's degree in ME from CSULB. About 14% of these graduates were women and the other 86% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	39
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

CSULB Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from CSULB in 2020-2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 34% 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CSULB also has a doctoral program available in ME. 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 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 - Long Beach.

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 Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.