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Engineering at California Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if California Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and has a total student population of 2,240. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students received their master's degree in engineering.

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

Caltech Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Caltech Engineering Rankings

There were 81 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Caltech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at California Institute of Technology.

Caltech Engineering Master’s Program

32% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 engineering majors earned their master's degree from Caltech. Of these graduates, 68% were men and 32% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 22
International Students 38
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering 37
Mechanical Engineering 25
Engineering Physics 16
Materials Engineering 15
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 14
Biomedical Engineering 13
Chemical Engineering 13
Environmental Engineering 12
Engineering Mechanics 4
Systems Engineering 3
Civil Engineering 2

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 California Institute of Technology.

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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