Electrical Engineering at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students received a bachelor's degree in EE from CSUN.

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.

CSUN Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

CSUN Electrical Engineering Rankings

The EE major at CSUN 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.

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in EE from CSUN. This makes it the #109 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSUN EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $68,859. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $69,521 for all EE students.

EE Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 79 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in EE from CSUN in 2021, 87% were men and 13% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	22
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

CSUN Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 EE majors earned their master's degree from CSUN. Of these graduates, 74% were men and 26% were women.

In the EE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 8% better 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 master's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CSUN 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
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Computer 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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.