Engineering Technologies at California State University - Northridge

What traits are you looking for in a engineering tech school? To help you decide if California State University - Northridge is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering tech program.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. In 2021, 25 engineering tech majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUN.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

CSUN Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech
• Master’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at CSUN

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

CSUN does offer online education options in engineering tech for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

CSUN Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at CSUN compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 engineering tech major at CSUN is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. 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
	16
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Graduate Certificate Schools	17

In 2021, 63 students received their master’s degree in engineering tech from CSUN. This makes it the #28 most popular school for engineering tech master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering tech from CSUN. About 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering tech 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

CSUN Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

Of the 63 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering tech from CSUN in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	14
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

CSUN also has a doctoral program available in engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering-Related Fields	89
Construction Engineering Technology	24

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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 - Northridge.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	65,210	$48,720
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	56,660	$45,120
Construction Managers	32,420	$117,770

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.