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Urban & Regional Planning at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Urban & Regional Planning at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you are interested in studying urban and regional planning, you may want to check out the program at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in urban planning from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Urban & Regional Planning Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning
  • Master’s Degree in Urban Planning

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Urban & Regional Planning Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the urban planning 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 urban planning major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Urban & Regional Planning. 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
Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in urban planning from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This makes it the #35 most popular school for urban planning master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Urban Planning Graduates

The median salary of urban planning students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $53,484. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 34% higher than the national average of $39,952 for all urban planning bachelor's degree recipients.

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Urban Planning Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in urban planning from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 64% were men and 36% were women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in urban planning at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its urban planning 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 urban planning.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Urban & Regional Planning Master’s Program

38% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a master's degree in urban planning from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 62% were men.

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In the urban planning master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 urban planning.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Careers That Urban Planning Grads May Go Into

A degree in urban planning 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Urban and Regional Planners 7,950 $93,790
Social Sciences Professors 2,760 $147,680
Architecture Professors 370 $98,610

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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