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Engineering at San Jose State University

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Engineering at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. In 2021, 941 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from San Jose State.

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

San Jose State Engineering Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at San Jose State 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 engineering major at San Jose State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools 21
Best Engineering Schools 72

In 2021, 910 students received their master’s degree in engineering from San Jose State. This makes it the #8 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Engineering Bachelor’s Program

21% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 941 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from San Jose State. About 21% of these graduates were women and the other 79% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 387
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 179
White 145
International Students 128
Other Races/Ethnicities 85

San Jose State Engineering Master’s Program

38% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering program at San Jose State awarded 910 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 62% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women.

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In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 245
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 57
International Students 533
Other Races/Ethnicities 33

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

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at San Jose State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Jose State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering 892
Electrical Engineering 286
Mechanical Engineering 209
Civil Engineering 169
Industrial Engineering 105
Biomedical Engineering 89
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 71
General Engineering 54
Chemical Engineering 49
Materials Engineering 19

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 San Jose State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Civil Engineers 45,060 $109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Electronics Engineers 29,210 $123,540

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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