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Mathematics at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Mathematics at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Every mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the math 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 Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Math
  • Master’s Degree in Math

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mathematics Rankings

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

Math Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

51% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its math 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 math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mathematics Master’s Program

18% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of math master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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Of the students who received a math master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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 math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Mathematics

Mathematics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 Mathematics 62

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860
Mathematical Science Professors 5,160 $127,480
Mathematicians 530 $100,000

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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