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Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 1,244 engineering 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 Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering 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 engineering major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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 Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 23
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 26
Most Popular Engineering Schools 31
Most Focused Engineering Schools 57

In 2021, 154 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This makes it the #93 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 1,244 engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, about 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering 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 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering 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 engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 208
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 205
White 644
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 152

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Master’s Program

35% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 154 students who earned a master's degree in Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2020-2021, 65% were men and 35% were women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 31
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 78
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

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

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Mechanical Engineering 321
Civil Engineering 214
Electrical Engineering 161
Computer Engineering 158
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 110
Biomedical Engineering 108
Industrial Engineering 104
Agricultural Engineering 51
Architectural Engineering 50
Materials Engineering 41
Environmental Engineering 36
Manufacturing Engineering 20
Engineering Science 16
General Engineering 8
Other Engineering 5

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Civil Engineers 45,060 $109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Electronics Engineers 29,210 $123,540

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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