Mechanical Engineering at California State University - Sacramento

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

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 32,293 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 210 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from Sac State.

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.

Sac State Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Sac State Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Sac State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Sac State 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
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	69
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	101
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	162
	251

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in ME from Sac State. This makes it the #102 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ME Graduates from Sac State Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sac State is $59,355. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

ME Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 210 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sac State in 2020-2021, 87% were men and 13% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	64
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Sac State Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 19 students who graduated with a master’s in ME from Sac State in 2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• 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 - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.