Mechanical Engineering at California State University - Northridge

If you plan to study mechanical 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 approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSUN Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

CSUN Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at CSUN 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.

ME Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	95
White	37
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

CSUN Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 93% of me master's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

In the me master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 13% 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 me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

If you plan to be a me 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 - Northridge. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	234

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil 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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.