Mechanical Engineering at California State University - Los Angeles

If you plan to study mechanical 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. Of the 5,742 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Los Angeles in 2021, 164 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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.

Cal State LA Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Cal State LA 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
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	162
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	205
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	294
	299

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in ME from Cal State LA. This makes it the #163 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ME Graduates from Cal State LA Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $56,166. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

ME Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 164 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ME from Cal State LA. About 82% were men and 18% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	96
White	11
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Cal State LA Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of ME master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 28% 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.