The Computer & Information Sciences Major at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Computer & Information Sciences at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying computer & information sciences, 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 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 Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information 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.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

23% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer & information 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 computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	54
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	85
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

22% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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 computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer & information sciences 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
Computer Science	206

Communications Technologies & Support

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information 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
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer User Support Specialists	70,510	$66,350
Computer Systems Analysts	67,950	$103,930

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
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