Plant Sciences at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Plant Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Sciences

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Plant Sciences Rankings

The plant sciences major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Plant Sciences. 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.

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of plant sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical plant sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its plant sciences 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 plant sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Plant Sciences

Plant Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Agronomy & Crop Science	54

Related Majors

• Horticulture
• Agricultural Public Services
• Agricultural Mechanization
• General Agriculture
• Food Science Technology

Careers That Plant Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in plant sciences 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
Soil and Plant Scientists	2,270	$80,710
Conservation Scientists	1,990	$75,980
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

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