Electrical Engineering at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745. In 2021, 90 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from Cal State LA.

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.

Cal State LA Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Electrical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks EE programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State LA performed in these rankings.

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 EE major at Cal State LA 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
	260

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in EE from Cal State LA. This makes it the #76 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal State LA EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $64,165. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $69,521 for all EE students.

EE Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 90 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in EE from Cal State LA in 2021, 84% were men and 16% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	5
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Cal State LA Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a master's degree in EE from Cal State LA. About 82% were men and 18% were women.

In the EE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	2
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.