Public Policy at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you are interested in studying public policy, 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 Public Policy section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Public Policy Rankings

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Public Policy Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Public Policy Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in public policy from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide 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 master's in public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in public policy 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160
Legislators	3,140	$68,580

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.