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Animal Sciences, General at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Animal Sciences, General at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you plan to study animal sciences, general, take a look at what California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Animal Sciences, General section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Animal Sciences, General Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Animal Sciences, General Rankings

The animal science major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Animal Sciences, General. 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.

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 Sciences, General Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of animal science bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in animal science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 14
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 38
White 80
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

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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