Engineering at California State University - Los Angeles

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at California State University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745.

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 LA Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at Cal State LA 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.

Engineering Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Engineering Bachelor’s Program

15% Women

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	174
White	14
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Cal State LA Engineering Master’s Program

15% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	7
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	173
Electrical Engineering	118
Civil Engineering	95
Materials Engineering	1

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 - Los Angeles.

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
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