Mechanical Engineering at San Jose State University

If you plan to study mechanical 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 approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 154 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from San Jose State.

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.

San Jose State Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME 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 ME major at San Jose State 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
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	121
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	224

In 2021, 55 students received their master’s degree in ME from San Jose State. This makes it the #45 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do ME Graduates from San Jose State Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $66,133. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 154 ME majors earned their bachelor's degree from San Jose State. Of these graduates, 86% were men and 14% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	62
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	26
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

San Jose State Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a master’s in ME from San Jose State in 2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 31% 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

San Jose State also has a doctoral program available in ME. 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 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 Jose 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.