Electrical Engineering at California State University - Sacramento

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

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 students received a bachelor's degree in EE from Sac State.

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.

Sac State Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Sac State Electrical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks EE programs across the country. The following shows how Sac State performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The EE major at Sac State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
	120
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Schools	187

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in EE from Sac State. This makes it the #92 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do EE Graduates from Sac State Make?

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sac State is $73,130. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $69,521 for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in EE from Sac State. About 94% were men and 6% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	29
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Sac State Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in EE from Sac State. About 35% of these graduates were women and the other 65% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.