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General Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

General Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

What traits are you looking for in a general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering program.

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 Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

20% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general mechanical engineering master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the general mechanical engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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 general mechanical engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical 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
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

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*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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