Engineering Science at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Every engineering science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering science 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. In 2021, 16 engineering science majors received their bachelor's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Science

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering science 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 engineering science major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Science. 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 Engineering Science Schools	4

Engineering Science Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 engineering science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, about 69% were men and 31% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering science 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 engineering science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Other Engineering
• General Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Materials Engineering

Careers That Engineering Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering science 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

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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