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Engineering at San Jose State University

Engineering at San Jose State University

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at San Jose State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 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.

San Jose State Engineering Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Engineering Rankings

Engineering Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Engineering Master’s Program

33% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 169
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 57
International Students 558
Other Races/Ethnicities 26

Concentrations Within Engineering

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Engineering 603
Electrical Engineering 154
Mechanical Engineering 55
General Engineering 51
Civil Engineering 45
Biomedical Engineering 35
Industrial Engineering 33
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 16
Chemical Engineering 5
Materials Engineering 5

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 Jose 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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