Engineering at California State University - Los Angeles

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. Of the 5,742 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Los Angeles in 2021, 343 of them were engineering majors.

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Engineering Schools	139
Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	188
	201
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	215
Most Focused Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	262
	283

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Cal State LA. This makes it the #189 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 343 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Cal State LA. About 19% of these graduates were women and the other 81% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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	41
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	203
White	22
International Students	53
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Cal State LA Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 44 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal State LA, about 89% were men and 11% were women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 31% 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	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	6
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Cal State LA 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 - 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

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Communications Technologies & Support
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics

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
• Image Credit: By Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.