Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you plan to study bioengineering & biomedical 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.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bioengineering
• Master’s Degree in Bioengineering

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The bioengineering major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Bioengineering & 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.

Bioengineering Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of bioengineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioengineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is above average 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 bioengineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of bioengineering master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a bioengineering master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 76% 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 bioengineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Bioengineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioengineering 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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