Horticulture at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

What traits are you looking for in a horticulture 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 horticulture 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 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo in 2,021, 1 of them were horticulture majors.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Horticulture Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Horticulture Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The horticulture major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Horticulture. 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
Most Focused Horticulture Schools	233

Horticulture Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Horticulture Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 horticulture major earned their bachelor's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

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 horticulture.

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

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

Related Majors

• Agricultural Public Services
• Agricultural Mechanization
• General Agriculture
• Plant Sciences
• Food Science Technology

Careers That Horticulture Grads May Go Into

A degree in horticulture 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
Retail Sales Supervisors	118,190	$45,310
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	9,780	$59,640
Pesticide Applicators	2,260	$50,560
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	1,460	$91,670
Agricultural Sciences Professors	380	$97,290

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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.