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Public Policy at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Public Policy at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Every public policy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public policy 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, 12 students received their master's degree in public policy.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Public Policy Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Policy

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Public Policy Master’s Program

75% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public policy program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

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Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% 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 public policy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in public policy 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
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770
Social Scientists 4,950 $78,970
Education Professors 3,380 $84,160
Legislators 3,140 $68,580

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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