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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at California State University-Northridge

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at CSUN. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #16 out of 29 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

CSUN Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual rates CSUN highly for mechanical engineering, coming in at #68 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	68 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in California	16 of 29

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at CSUN

Here is each degree level granted in mechanical engineering at CSUN, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	189
Master’s	21

CSUN Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, California State University-Northridge awarded 189 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

CSUN holds a strong position among schools offering mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #16 out of 29 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	16
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	17
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from CSUN earn a median of $87,847 a year. This is higher than $62,574, the median for all majors at CSUN.

Student Debt of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at CSUN, mechanical engineering students borrow a median amount of $18,000 in student loans. This is above $15,960, the typical median for all majors at CSUN.

CSUN Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,742	$18,684
Fees	$1,374	$1,374

Learn more about CSUN tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 89% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

The majority of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at CSUN were Hispanic or Latino. About 57% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California State University-Northridge with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	107
White	46
Non-Resident Aliens	5
Other Races	8

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at CSUN

Graduate study is also available at CSUN. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	21

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Cbl62 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.