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Electrical engineering at California State University–Sacramento

California State University–Sacramento graduates about 94 electrical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 92nd of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a strong program at 66 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $104,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

66/100Strong#92 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year941% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$104,0001.04× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate92%whole school

Around California State University–Sacramento

Colleen Donohue (right), a civil design intern with the U.S. Army Corps of Engin
Engineers talk careers at Sac State (6816477090)Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District · Public domain · source
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Ropes Course for LDP level I, 2015 (16581618395)Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District · Public domain · source
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Where electrical engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 42 · Dining 3 · Athletics 2 · Student housing 1 · Arts 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the electrical engineering ranking

  1. University of Michigan–Dearborn 67
  2. University at Buffalo–SUNY 67
  3. University of Dayton 67
  4. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 66
  5. Michigan Technological University 66
  6. University of Cincinnati 65
  7. Mississippi State University 65
  8. Florida International University 65

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares California State University–Sacramento with every school we score in electrical engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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