Mechanical Engineering at California State University - Northridge

Every mechanical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ME program at California State University - Northridge stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 222 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from CSUN.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how CSUN performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	168

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in ME from CSUN. This makes it the #136 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ME Graduates from CSUN Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $64,759. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $65,190 for all ME students.

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

Of the 222 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUN, about 91% were men and 9% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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	4
Hispanic or Latino	95
White	45
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

CSUN Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

The ME program at CSUN awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 92% of these degrees went to men with the other 8% going to women.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CSUN 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
• 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.