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Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 154 students received their master's degree in engineering.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Rankings

Engineering Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Master’s Program

35% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 154 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2021, 65% were men and 35% were women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 51% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 21% 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 engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 31
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 78
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Civil Engineering 42
Mechanical Engineering 28
Biomedical Engineering 28
Electrical Engineering 20
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 17
Architectural Engineering 8
General Engineering 8
Other Engineering 5
Industrial Engineering 3

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Civil Engineers 45,060 $109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Electronics Engineers 29,210 $123,540

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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