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Engineering Technologies at California State University - Northridge

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Northridge. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

CSUN Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at CSUN

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

CSUN does offer online education options in engineering tech for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

CSUN Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at CSUN compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at CSUN is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	16
	22
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	46
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	67
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	136
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	177
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	309
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	714
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	1,305

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at CSUN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at California State University - Northridge.

CSUN Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

20% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 engineering tech majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSUN. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Northridge with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

CSUN also has a doctoral program available in engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Northridge. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Construction Engineering Technology	24
Engineering-Related Fields	1

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Northridge.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	65,210	$48,720
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	56,660	$45,120
Construction Managers	32,420	$117,770

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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