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 - Long Beach. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ME, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 CSULB was ranked #156 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #18 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for CSULB.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
| Fees | $1,104 | $1,104 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,050 | $1,050 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,158 | $13,158 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,152 | $3,152 |
Learn more about CSULB tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. ME students who received their bachelor’s degree at CSULB took out an average of $20,500 in student loans. That is 11% lower than the national average of $22,913.
ME who receive their bachelor’s degree from CSULB make an average of $64,264 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% higher than the national average of $61,915.
Online degrees for the CSULB ME bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CSULB Online Learning page.
Women made up around 15.5% of the ME students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 16.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ME at CSULB in 2019-2020, 65.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 40 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 40 |
| International Students | 22 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 193 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 18 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 73 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 24 |
| Chemical Engineering | 91 |
| Civil Engineering | 127 |
View All Mechanical Engineering Related Majors >
*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.
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