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Architectural Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you plan to study architectural engineering, take a look at what California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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, 42 of them were architectural engineering majors.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Architectural Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Architectural Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks architectural engineering 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 architectural engineering major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Architectural 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
Most Popular Architectural Engineering Schools 5

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in architectural engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This makes it the #8 most popular school for architectural engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Architectural Engineering Graduates

The median salary of architectural engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $69,509. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $64,188 for all architectural engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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Architectural Engineering Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical architectural engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its architectural 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 architectural engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Architectural Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 architectural engineering majors earned their master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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In the architectural engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 26% 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 architectural engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Architectural Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in architectural 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
Engineers 20,600 $107,700
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790
Architecture Professors 370 $98,610

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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