Liberal Arts General Studies at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Every liberal arts general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts 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. In 2021, 123 liberal arts 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 Liberal Arts General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts General Studies. 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	58
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	369

Earnings of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $38,741. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 liberal arts majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts 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 liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	72
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

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

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts 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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.