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Mechanical Engineering at San Diego State University

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering, you may want to check out the program at San Diego State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. In 2021, 227 ME majors received their bachelor's degree from SDSU.

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.

SDSU Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

SDSU Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

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 ME major at SDSU 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 39
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 42
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 173

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in ME from SDSU. This makes it the #115 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ME Graduates from SDSU Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $65,965. This is 1% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

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ME Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of ME bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at SDSU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 31
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 59
White 84
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 29

SDSU Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of ME master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 San Diego State University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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