U.S. News national vs. regional rankings

<p>When you have a specific major in mind, you should consider how the schools compare for that major, rather than overall.</p>

<p>For engineering, take a look at [url=&lt;a href=“http://www.abet.org%5DABET%5B/url”&gt;http://www.abet.org]ABET[/url</a>] and check for accreditation in the desired engineering degree programs.</p>

<p>Both SDSU and CSULB are likely to attract the local employers to their career centers, but may not have that much visibility to out of area employers.</p>