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.

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

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s 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

30% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	19
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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