Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Every aerospace and aeronautical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the aerospace engineering program at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students received a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The aerospace engineering major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 Aeronautical Engineering Schools	7
Most Focused Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This makes it the #37 most popular school for aerospace engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Aerospace Engineering Graduates

The median salary of aerospace engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $74,220. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $65,118 for all aerospace engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 93 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in aerospace engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2021, 84% were men and 16% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in aerospace 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 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its aerospace 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 aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	59
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a master’s in aerospace engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2021, 94% were men and 6% were women.

Of the students who received a aerospace engineering master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the aerospace engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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 aerospace engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• General Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Environmental Engineering

Careers That Aerospace Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in aerospace 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Aerospace Engineers	11,440	$125,540
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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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