Business, Management & Marketing at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you plan to study business, management and marketing, 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 approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 880 business, management and marketing majors received their bachelor's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business, management and marketing major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business, Management & Marketing. 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 Business, Management & Marketing Schools	26
	30
	154
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	1,133

In 2021, 89 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This makes it the #479 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management and marketing majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 880 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business, management and marketing from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing 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 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business, management and marketing 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 business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	134
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	149
White	449
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	120

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 89 business, management and marketing majors earned their master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a business, management and marketing master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	51
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

The following business, management and marketing concentations are available at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. 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
Business Administration & Management	802
Construction Management	114
Accounting	23
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	19
Taxation	11

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management and marketing 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
Office Clerks	331,120	$38,060
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	238,840	$43,670
Customer Service Representatives	207,100	$41,850
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	186,970	$47,750

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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