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Forestry at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

What traits are you looking for in a forestry school? To help you decide if California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's forestry program.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440. In 2021, 38 forestry 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 Forestry section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Forestry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry
  • Master’s Degree in Forestry

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Forestry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the forestry 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 forestry major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Forestry. 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 Forestry Master’s Degree Schools 17
Most Focused Forestry Schools 50

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in forestry from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This makes it the #24 most popular school for forestry master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Forestry Graduates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Make?

The median salary of forestry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $35,417. This is less than $38,236, which is the national average of all forestry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Forestry Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Forestry Bachelor’s Program

34% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 forestry majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Of these graduates, 66% were men and 34% were women. The typical forestry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in forestry at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its forestry 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 forestry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Forestry Master’s Program

67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The forestry program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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In the forestry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 51% 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 forestry.

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

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

Careers That Forestry Grads May Go Into

A degree in forestry 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
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 6,790 $47,360
Forest and Conservation Technicians 6,770 $41,010
Conservation Scientists 1,990 $75,980
Foresters 430 $80,030
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors 110 $133,470

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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