California Electrical Engineers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Electrical Engineers in California

Fast Facts for Electrical Engineers in California

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Jose, Santa Barbara, and Santa Rosa
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Stockton, Fresno, and Riverside
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Jose, Oakland, and San Diego

Salaries for Electrical Engineers in California

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Stockton, Santa Cruz, and Sacramento. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Electrical Engineers in California are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Electrical Engineers in California

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Programs: Electrical Engineering , Electronics Engineering Technology
Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor, Master

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Programs: Electronics Engineering
Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Diploma

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California Electrical Engineering Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
California Institute of Technology	Pasadena	Doctorate	2,133
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo	Masters	19,777
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Pomona	Masters	21,477
California State University-Chico	Chico	Masters	17,034
California State University-Fresno	Fresno	Doctorate	22,383
California State University-Fullerton	Fullerton	Doctorate	37,130
California State University-Long Beach	Long Beach	Doctorate	36,868
California State University-Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Doctorate	21,051
California State University-Northridge	Northridge	Doctorate	35,446
California State University-Sacramento	Sacramento	Doctorate	28,829
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles	Doctorate & First Professional	8,977
Northwestern Polytechnic University	Fremont	Doctorate	784
San Diego State University	San Diego	Doctorate	35,695
San Francisco State University	San Francisco	Doctorate	30,125
San Jose State University	San Jose	Masters	31,906
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara	Doctorate & First Professional	8,685
Southern California Institute of Technology	Anaheim	Bachelor	396
Stanford University	Stanford	Doctorate & First Professional	19,782
University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley	Doctorate & First Professional	34,940
University of California-Davis	Davis	Doctorate & First Professional	29,796
University of California-Irvine	Irvine	Doctorate & First Professional	26,483
University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Doctorate & First Professional	37,476
University of California-Riverside	Riverside	Doctorate	17,187
University of California-San Diego	La Jolla	Doctorate & First Professional	27,020
University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	Doctorate	21,410
University of California-Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	Doctorate	15,825
University of San Diego	San Diego	Doctorate	7,504
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	Doctorate & First Professional	33,408
University of the Pacific	Stockton	Doctorate	6,235

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Electrical Engineers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Electrical Engineers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Electrical Engineers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
CALIFORNIA
San Jose	5,300	$105,570	4.8
Santa Barbara	410	$98,060	2.1
Santa Rosa	310	$92,340	1.5
Oakland	1,760	$88,640	1.4
San Diego	1,700	$94,250	1.1
Santa Cruz	100	$111,000	1
Napa	70	$90,300	1
Sacramento	990	$109,950	0.9
San Luis Obispo	100	$91,040	0.9
Santa Ana	1,650	$87,730	0.9
Vallejo	120	$78,130	0.9
Redding	60	$78,100	0.8
Oxnard	290	$79,340	0.8
San Francisco	980	$100,550	0.8
Bakersfield	240	$89,080	0.8
Riverside	480	$81,920	0.3
Fresno	90	$77,460	0.2
Stockton	40	$115,850	0.2

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