General Agriculture at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general agriculture school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the agriculture 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.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Agriculture Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture
Master’s Degree in Agriculture

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Agriculture Rankings

The agriculture major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Agriculture. 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.

Agriculture Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Agriculture Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of agriculture bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical agriculture bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agriculture 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 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its agriculture 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 agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Agriculture Master’s Program

42% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of agriculture master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in agriculture each year. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the agriculture master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 22% 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 agriculture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Agriculture

The following agriculture concentations are available at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agriculture	52

Careers That Agriculture Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture 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
Soil and Plant Scientists	2,270	$80,710
Food Scientists and Technologists	2,240	$72,580
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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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