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Animal Science at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Animal Science at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

What traits are you looking for in a animal science 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 animal science program.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,421 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo in 2021, 187 of them were animal science majors.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Animal Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Animal Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the animal science progam at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The animal science major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Animal Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
26

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in animal science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This is the #54 most popular school for animal science master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Animal Science Graduates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Make?

The median salary of animal science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $30,350. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $29,345 for all animal science bachelor's degree recipients.

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Animal Science Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Animal Science Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 187 animal science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its animal science bachelor's program 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 bachelor's in animal science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 49
White 89
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 28

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also has a doctoral program available in animal science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Animal Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in animal science 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
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 6,790 $47,360
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers 1,460 $91,670
Agricultural Sciences Professors 380 $97,290
Animal Scientists 40 $56,840

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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