Mechanical engineering at California State University–Los Angeles

California State University–Los Angeles graduates about 126 mechanical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 227th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a light program at 40 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 63 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 83% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.