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 engineering 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 has a total student population of 22,440.

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

Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Civil Engineering Rankings

Civil Engineering Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

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 engineering master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% women graduate in civil engineering each year. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 11% more women than average.

Of the students who received a civil engineering 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 engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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 engineering.

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

General Civil Engineering

Careers That Civil Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil 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
Civil Engineers	45,060	$109,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
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
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