General Mechanical Engineering at California State University - Sacramento

What traits are you looking for in a general mechanical engineering school? To help you decide if California State University - Sacramento is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general mechanical engineering program.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Sac State General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

Sac State General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Sac State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	59
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Sac State General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering master's degree from Sac State, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical engineering 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

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