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Sacramento, CA · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at California State University–Sacramento

California State University–Sacramento graduates about 180 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 62 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 82% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $94,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

40/100Light#227 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year1802% of the class
Courses in the catalog62more than 82% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$94,0001.02× the same major nationally
Research in the field$194Ka 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
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District employees participate in ropes
Ropes Course for LDP level I, 2015 (16581618395)Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District · Public domain · source
California State University, Sacramento - University Library
California State University, Sacramento - University LibraryPhoto: CarmenEsparzaAmoux · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Japanese Garden (137452667)Photo: Howard Cheng · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where mechanical 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 mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Prairie View A&M University 42
  2. The University of Texas–Arlington 41
  3. Central Connecticut State University 41
  4. Merrimack College 41
  5. California State University–Los Angeles 40
  6. Western Illinois University 40
  7. The University of Texas–San Antonio 38
  8. Cleveland State University 38

Other strong majors at California State University–Sacramento

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares California State University–Sacramento with every school we score in mechanical engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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