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Agricultural Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Agricultural Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you are interested in studying agricultural engineering, 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 the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students received a bachelor's degree in AE from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agricultural Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in AE

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agricultural Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks AE programs across the country. The following shows how Cal Poly San Luis Obispo performed in these rankings.

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 AE major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural 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
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Most Popular Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 8

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

The median salary of AE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $67,924. This is 15% higher than $59,306, which is the national average for all AE bachelor's degree recipients.

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AE Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agricultural Engineering Bachelor’s Program

24% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in AE from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 76% were men and 24% were women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in AE at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its AE 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 AE.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 32
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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

Careers That AE Grads May Go Into

A degree in AE 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
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790
Agricultural Engineers 270 $75,350

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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