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History at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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History at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

What traits are you looking for in a history 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 history 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, 5 students received their master's degree in history.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo History Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in History

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo History Rankings

History Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo History Master’s Program

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 history students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

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Of the students who received a history master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% 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 history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators 1,890 $48,120
History Professors 1,380 $103,940
Curators 1,140 $67,650

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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