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Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

What traits are you looking for in a ME school? To help you decide if California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ME program.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received their master's degree in ME.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in ME

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mechanical Engineering Rankings

ME Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

21% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a master's degree in ME from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 21% of these graduates were women and the other 79% were men.

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Of the students who received a ME master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the ME master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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 ME.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 17
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Cost Estimators 28,660 $78,190
Mechanical Engineers 27,330 $107,370
Aerospace Engineers 11,440 $125,540
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790

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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