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Plant Sciences at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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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. Of the 5,421 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo in 2021, 54 of them were plant sciences majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the plant sciences 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Plant Sciences Schools 36

Earnings of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Plant Sciences Graduates

The median salary of plant sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $50,514. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 39% higher than the national average of $36,374 for all plant sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

44% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of plant sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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