The Aviation program has a rich history of education, public service, and scholarship, preparing its students for careers in flight operations, aviation management, avionics, and maintenance management. Its graduates serve in some of the highest operational and management positions in the aviation industry. Industrial Technology offers two concentrations: Electronics and Computer Technology and Manufacturing Systems.

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Chemical engineers combine science with engineering technology to make an essential contribution to many industries, including biotechnology, semiconductor processing, environmental engineering, manufacturing, and industrial chemicals. Materials engineers design, characterize, and manufacture the “stuff” of the everyday world: semiconductors, metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites.

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Civil engineers plan, design, and supervise construction of water supply and distribution systems, communications networks, and transportation systems. They construct buildings and help solve local and regional pollution or planning problems. From the frontiers of space to the ocean depths, they design and test structures that probe the limits of knowledge.

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The Computer Engineering Department, which is nationally ranked, is home to two programs: computer engineering and software engineering. The major emphasis is on design of digital computer hardware (such as network devices, hand-held devices, and other various hardware), including design of the software required by the computer to function as well as the software tools required by applications.

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The Electrical Engineering (EE) Department at San José State University is a leading provider of engineering talent to Silicon Valley's high-tech industry. The curriculum is designed to prepare graduates for the dynamic global society. Highly qualified and dedicated faculty are the strength of the department, and state-of-the-art laboratories, sponsored by industry, provide opportunities for students to prepare for their profession.

U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges 2008” ranked the EE department among the best bachelor’s and master’s granting programs in the country. Most of the SJSU EE graduates are employed in diverse areas of hi-tech engineering, including internet technologies, semiconductor electronics, analog and digital systems, and wireless communication technologies.

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The office of Graduate and Extended Studies offers both on-campus and off-campus graduate degree programs. Accelerated, "executive-style" off-campus graduate degree programs cater to the educational needs of professional engineers of the Valley. These programs, or cohorts, are interdisciplinary, capitalizing on the strengths of both the Davidson College of Engineering and the College of Business. Classes are held at the Rose Orchard off-campus site or at industry sites.

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Industrial and Systems Engineering goes beyond manufacturing. It concentrates on developing ways to do things better by engineering processes and systems that improve quality and productivity and by working to eliminate waste of time, money, materials, energy, and other commodities. ISE offers an education in both engineering and business.

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The Mechanical Engineering program, which is nationally ranked, involves researching, designing, developing, and producing machines, such as automobiles and other transportation vehicles, computers, microelectronics, and sports and agricultural equipment. The Aerospace program is designed to prepare students for professional careers in aircraft design, space systems, and space transportation and exploration. It is based on a strong core of mathematics, science, and engineering science courses.

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