Computer Engineering at San Jose State University

Every computer engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CE program at San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 289 students received a bachelor's degree in CE from San Jose State.

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

San Jose State Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CE
• Master’s Degree in CE

San Jose State Computer Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CE programs across the country. The following shows how San Jose State performed in these rankings.

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 CE major at San Jose State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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 Computer Engineering Schools	1
Most Popular Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Best Value Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19

In 2021, 511 students received their master’s degree in CE from San Jose State. This makes it the #2 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CE Graduates from San Jose State Make?

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $81,060. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $70,001 for all CE bachelor's degree recipients.

CE Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The CE program at San Jose State awarded 289 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 81% of these degrees went to men with the other 19% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its CE 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 CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	143
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	26
International Students	64
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

San Jose State Computer Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 511 students graduated with a master's degree in CE from San Jose State. About 57% were men and 43% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	129
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	15
International Students	349
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

Careers That CE Grads May Go Into

A degree in CE 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Computer Hardware Engineers	20,720	$131,570
Computer Network Architects	16,650	$127,500

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.