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Philosophy at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Philosophy at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Every philosophy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the philosophy 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, 40 philosophy 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 Philosophy section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Philosophy Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the philosophy 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 philosophy major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. 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 Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools 33

Philosophy Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 40 philosophy students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, about 63% were men and 38% were women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its philosophy 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 philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 23
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Mathematical Science Professors 5,160 $127,480
Philosophy and Religion Professors 2,220 $114,370
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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