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Engineering at California State University - Los Angeles

Engineering at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year.

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

Cal State LA Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Engineering Rankings

Engineering Student Demographics at Cal State LA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at California State University - Los Angeles.

Cal State LA Engineering Master’s Program

15% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 85% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

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In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 32
White 7
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at California State University - Los Angeles. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering 28
Mechanical Engineering 9
Civil Engineering 6
Materials Engineering 1

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 State University - Los Angeles.

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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