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Marine Sciences at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Marine Sciences at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Marine Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Sciences

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Marine Sciences Rankings

The marine sciences major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine Sciences. 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.

Marine Sciences Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Marine Sciences Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of marine sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in marine sciences at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is typical 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 sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Careers That Marine Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in marine sciences 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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