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Civil Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Civil Engineering at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Every civil engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the civil eng 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 approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Civil Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng
  • Master’s Degree in Civil Eng

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil 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.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its civil eng 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 civil eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 42
White 72
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Civil Engineering Master’s Program

49% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

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Of the students who received a civil eng master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 5% 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 civil eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

The following civil eng concentations are available at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering 172
Civil Engineering 42

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil eng 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
Civil Engineers 45,060 $109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Engineers 20,600 $107,700
Environmental Engineers 8,790 $105,480
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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