Physics at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you are interested in studying physics, 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 has a total student population of 22,440.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
• Master’s Degree in Physics

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Physics Rankings

The physics major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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.

Physics Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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 physics.

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

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	37

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Chemistry

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Physicists	3,200	$115,970
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,190	$138,250

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.