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Biomedical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

What traits are you looking for in a bio 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 bio engineering program.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,421 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo in 2021, 80 of them were biomedical engineering majors.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Biomedical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The bio engineering major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biomedical 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 Biomedical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 3
Best Biomedical Engineering Schools 11

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This makes it the #36 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Bio Engineering Graduates

The median salary of bio engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $72,746. This is 32% higher than $55,043, which is the national average for all bio engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 bio engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its bio 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 bio engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 40
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

64% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 28 students who earned a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

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Of the students who received a bio engineering master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide 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 master's in bio engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Careers That Bio Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in bio 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
Biomedical Engineers 3,530 $101,210
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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