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Engineering Technologies at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Engineering Technologies at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, 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. In 2021, 59 engineering tech 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 Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech 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 tech major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. 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
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools 121

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in engineering tech from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This makes it the #91 most popular school for engineering tech master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of engineering tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide 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 bachelor's in engineering tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 35
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

45% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 20 engineering tech students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, about 55% were men and 45% were women.

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In the engineering tech master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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 tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

The following engineering tech 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
Industrial Production Technology 59
Engineering-Related Fields 20

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 65,210 $48,720
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 56,660 $45,120
Construction Managers 32,420 $117,770

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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