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General Engineering at San Jose State University

General Engineering at San Jose State University

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

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 General Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

San Jose State General Engineering Degrees Available

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

San Jose State General 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 General Engineering Master’s Program

35% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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 17
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within General 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
General Engineering 51

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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Engineers 20,600 $107,700
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790

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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