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General Agriculture at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

General Agriculture at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you plan to study general agriculture, take a look at what California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Agriculture Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture
  • Master’s Degree in Agriculture

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Agriculture Rankings

Agriculture Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Agriculture Master’s Program

42% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of agriculture master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in agriculture each year. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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In the agriculture master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a master's in agriculture.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Agriculture

The following agriculture concentations are available at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture 14

Careers That Agriculture Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture 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 Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Soil and Plant Scientists 2,270 $80,710
Food Scientists and Technologists 2,240 $72,580
Agricultural Sciences Professors 380 $97,290
Animal Scientists 40 $56,840

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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