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Engineering at San Jose State University

941 Bachelor's Degrees
910 Master's Degrees
#68 Overall Quality
We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how San Jose State ranks in comparison to other schools with engineering programs.

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Engineering Degrees Available at San Jose State

San Jose State Engineering Rankings

The bachelor's program at San Jose State was ranked #68 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #12 in California.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Graduate Certificate Colleges for Engineering 7
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Engineering Graduates 10
Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools 15
Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Colleges for Veterans 24
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) 28
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates 29
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid) 29
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 31
Best Value Colleges for Engineering 32
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Engineering 32
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 38
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 41
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (With Aid) 48
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 49
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 50
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates 51
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 53
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) 54
Best Engineering Graduate Degree Schools 54
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 54
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 58
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid) 61
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 66
Best Engineering Schools 68
Best Engineering Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 68
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 70
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 76
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 77
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 80
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) 83
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 87
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 87
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 89
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 92
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans 94
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 118

Popularity of Engineering at San Jose State

During the 2020-2021 academic year, San Jose State University handed out 941 bachelor's degrees in engineering. This is a decrease of 4% over the previous year when 984 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 910 students received their master’s degree in engineering from San Jose State. This makes it the #8 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Diversity 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 Bachelor’s Program

Of the 941 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in engineering from San Jose State in 2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 387
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 179
White 145
Non-Resident Aliens 128
Other Races 85

San Jose State Engineering Master’s Program

The engineering program at San Jose State awarded 910 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 62% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 245
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 57
Non-Resident Aliens 533
Other Races 33

Engineering Majors

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Engineering 892
Electrical Engineering 286
Mechanical Engineering 209
Civil Engineering 169
Industrial Engineering 105
Biomedical Engineering 89
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 71
General Engineering 54
Chemical Engineering 49
Materials Engineering 19

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 225
Engineering Technologies 163
Mathematics & Statistics 129
Physical Sciences 108
Natural Resources & Conservation 66

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