Electrical Engineering at San Diego State University

What traits are you looking for in a EE school? To help you decide if San Diego State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's EE program.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. In 2021, 117 EE majors received their bachelor's degree from SDSU.

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.

SDSU Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

SDSU Electrical Engineering Rankings

The EE major at SDSU 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.

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in EE from SDSU. This makes it the #76 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SDSU EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $72,385. This is 4% higher than $69,521, which is the national average for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in EE from SDSU. About 82% were men and 18% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	22
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

SDSU Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 EE majors earned their master's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 San Diego State University.

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.