by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Mechanical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at California State University Maritime Academy. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ME, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Cal Maritime was ranked #50 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #8 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Cal Maritime.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
| Fees | $1,374 | $1,374 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,576 | $12,576 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $7,455 | $7,455 |
Learn more about Cal Maritime tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. ME students who received their bachelor’s degree at Cal Maritime took out an average of $27,286 in student loans. That is 19% higher than the national average of $22,913.
ME who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cal Maritime make an average of $85,206 a year during the early days of their career. That is 38% higher than the national average of $61,915.
Cal Maritime does not offer an online option for its ME bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cal Maritime Online Learning page.
About 11.4% of the students who received their BS in ME in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ME at Cal Maritime in 2019-2020, 36.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 44 |
*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.
