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Marine Science at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Marine Science at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you are interested in studying marine science, you may want to check out the program at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in marine science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Marine Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Science

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Marine Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks marine science programs across the country. The following shows how Cal Poly San Luis Obispo performed in these rankings.

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 marine science major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine 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
Most Popular Marine Science Schools 3
Best Value Marine Science Schools 6

Marine Science Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Marine Science Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of marine science bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical marine science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in marine 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 marine science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Careers That Marine Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in marine 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Geoscientists 4,100 $97,550
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 2,240 $75,840

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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