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Engineering at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 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.

SDSU Engineering Degrees Available

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

SDSU Engineering Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #213 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Engineering Master’s Program

42% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 engineering majors earned their master's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women.

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In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 28
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Diego State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering 28
Civil Engineering 25
Mechanical Engineering 16
Biomedical Engineering 11
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 10
Computer Engineering 6
Manufacturing Engineering 2
Other 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 San Diego State University.

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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