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Computer Science at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Computer Science at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer science program at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer Science Rankings

Computer Science Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer Science Master’s Program

22% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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In the computer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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 computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 12
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers 63,640 $180,250
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470

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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