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Computer Science at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Computer Science at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you are interested in studying computer science, 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. Of the 5,421 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo in 2021, 178 of them were computer science majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
  • Master’s Degree in CompSci

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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.

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This makes it the #106 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $91,351. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 44% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

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CompSci Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 178 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci 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 compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 55
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 76
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer Science Master’s Program

29% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a master's degree in compsci from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 71% were men and 29% were women.

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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 compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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 and Information Systems Managers 63,640 $180,250
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470

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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