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Economics at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Economics at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics 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 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 Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
  • Master’s Degree in Economics

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Economics Rankings

Economics Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Economics Master’s Program

14% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of economics master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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Of the students who received a economics master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 13

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 98,590 $78,090
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Economists 1,430 $124,430
Survey Researchers 780 $75,150
Economics Professors 700 $139,050

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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