Electrical Engineering at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 students received a bachelor's degree in EE from San Jose State.

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.

San Jose State Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Electrical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the EE progam at San Jose State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The EE major at San Jose State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	27
Best Value Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
	43
Most Focused Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119

In 2021, 154 students received their master’s degree in EE from San Jose State. This makes it the #15 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of San Jose State EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $74,789. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $69,521 for all EE bachelor's degree recipients.

EE Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of EE bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	47
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	25
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

San Jose State Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 154 students who earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	109
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

San Jose State also has a doctoral program available in EE. 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 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 Jose 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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.