Engineering Schools In California

In California, there are 123 accredited schools where engineering classes faculty can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in engineering in the state of California, which encompasses engineering training at the following levels:

Engineering Certificate
Associates degree in Engineering
Bachelors degree in Engineering
Masters degree in Engineering
PhD degree in Engineering

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

California Vs. National Engineering Employment

California	236,270
National	1,704,460

Approximately 13% of the country's engineering professionals work in California state.

Employment Growth for Engineering professionals In California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
232,550	244,960	262,690	254,040	167,230

Yellow: Actual Values

Engineering is a shrinking field in California. There were 65,320 less engineering professionals working in California in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of engineering professionals has shrunk by 28%. This decline is faster than the national trend for engineering professionals which shows a 23% decrease in the number of engineering professionals working around the nation.

Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$71,838	$75,072	$78,087	$80,383	$81,743
$48,885	$52,410	$54,744	$56,285	$57,176

Light Blue: Engineering
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In California, as the number of engineering professionals is declining, the salaries earned by engineering professionals are increasing. The mean salary for engineering professionals in 2006 was $71,838 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $81,743 per year.

Salary percentiles for Engineering professionals in California

10th percentile	$50,487
25th percentile	$63,132
50th percentile	$78,734
75th percentile	$88,581
90th percentile	$88,676

Thus, there was a 12% growth in engineering professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of engineering, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid engineering professionals earning 76% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in California state.

Average Salaries for Engineering professionals and related professions in California

Biomedical Engineering	$95,450
Civil Engineering	$70,763
Computer Engineering	$107,800
Electrical Engineering	$80,545
Engineering	$83,224
Mechanical Engineering	$73,988
Software Engineering	$94,822

Engineering professionals in California earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in California

associate	109
bachelor	196
master	155
doctor	83
Certificate	159
Total	702

The number of students graduating from the 123 accredited engineering schools in California is decreasing. In 2006 there were 19,036 engineering graduates from engineering courses in California and in 2010 there were 12,255 graduates.

This represents a 36% decrease in the number of engineering degree or certificate school graduates in California state. Most of these graduates, or 28%, earned a bachelor's degree in engineering.

Engineering Faculty Salaries in California

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