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Philosophy at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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.

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 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.

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

36% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy 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 philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Philosophy

Philosophy 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
Philosophy 40

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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