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

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

If you plan to study urban & regional planning, take a look at what California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 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 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.

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

42% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of urban planning bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in urban planning at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of urban planning master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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In the urban planning master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 64% 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 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Urban & Regional Planning

If you plan to be a urban planning major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Urban & Regional Planning, General 46

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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