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San Jose State University BS in Engineering

984 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Engineering is a program of study at San Jose State University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the San Jose State BS in Engineering

#131 in the U.S
#19 in California

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 San Jose State was ranked #131 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #19 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for San Jose State.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering7
Most Popular Colleges for Engineering15
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering23
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering26
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Engineering Graduates33
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates41
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates49
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)56
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering65
Most Focused Colleges for Engineering66
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering82
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)87
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools87
Best Value Colleges for Engineering88
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)91
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)93
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)97
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)97
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)98
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)98
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans100
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering109
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools124
Best Engineering Schools131
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)132
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)135
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)136
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)138
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)142
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)145
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)147
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)148
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans150
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans151
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)153
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)154

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Engineering from San Jose State Cost?

$7,852 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

San Jose State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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

In StateOut of State
Tuition$5,742$17,622
Fees$2,110$2,110
Books and Supplies$1,035$1,035
On Campus Room and Board$16,986$16,986
On Campus Other Expenses$3,152$3,152

Learn more about San Jose State tuition and fees.

Does San Jose State Offer an Online BS in Engineering?

San Jose State does not offer an online option for its engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the San Jose State Online Learning page.

San Jose State Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering

984 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
18.4% Women
65.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 984 students received their bachelor’s degree in engineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 18.4% of the engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 23.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 65.8% of the engineering bachelor’s degrees at San Jose State in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian381
Black or African American16
Hispanic or Latino210
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3
White169
International Students117
Other Races/Ethnicities88

BS in Engineering Focus Areas at San Jose State

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering82
Biomedical Engineering66
Chemical Engineering50
Civil Engineering138
Computer Engineering276

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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