Offered Programs at Cal Poly
Offered Degrees/Programs
BS, MS, Post-Grad.
Offered Through Online Classes
MS, Post-Grad.
Total Number of Programs
123
Total Number of Online Programs
3
Total Number of Completers
5,442
Offered Degrees and Major Programs
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo offers 123 programs through Bachelor's, Master's, and Post Graduate Certificate. By degree types, it offers 75 Bachelor's, 46 Master's, 2 Post-BS Certificate programs.
It also offers its programs via online learning and 3 programs are available through Bachelor's, Master's and Post Graduate Certificate. By degree types, it offers 2 Master's, 1 Post-BS Certificate program in the virtual environment.
For academic year 2020-2021, total 5,442 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
Number of Programs with Completers
| Number of Programs | Number of Online Programs | Number of Completers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 75 | 0 | 4,808 |
| Master's | 46 | 2 | 630 |
| Post-BS Certificate | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 123 | 3 | 5,442 |
Best Programs
| Field of Study | Median Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | $115,000 |
| Computer Engineering | $88,200 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | $73,800 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $71,600 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $71,600 |
| Field of Study | Median Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | $97,200 |
| Engineering | $71,200 |
| Civil Engineering | $69,000 |
| Accounting | $66,700 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | $55,800 |
Popular Programs
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 605 | $59,800 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 247 | $71,600 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 196 | $31,200 |
| Civil Engineering | 173 | $68,100 |
| Computer Science | 169 | - |
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 114 | $51,400 |
Major Programs by Offered Degree
Agriculture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | ✕ | 569 completers | $54,700 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | ✕ | 0 | $54,700 |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | ✕ | 163 | - |
| Agricultural Mechanization | ✕ | 27 | - |
| Viticulture and Enology | ✕ | 78 | - |
| Ornamental Horticulture | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Agricultural Communication/Journalism | ✕ | 27 | - |
| Animal Sciences | ✕ | 149 | $29,100 |
| Dairy Science | ✕ | 28 | - |
| Food Science | ✕ | 37 | $43,800 |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | ✕ | 55 | - |
| Horticultural Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Soil Science and Agronomy | ✕ | 4 | - |
Natural Resources And Conservation
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources And Conservation | ✕ | 94 completers | $56,300 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation | ✕ | 0 | $56,300 |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy (other) | ✕ | 62 | - |
| Forestry | ✕ | 32 | $39,900 |
Architecture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ✕ | 212 completers | - |
| Architecture | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Architecture | ✕ | 142 | $52,900 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | ✕ | 29 | - |
| Landscape Architecture | ✕ | 41 | $44,300 |
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
| African Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other) | ✕ | 10 | - |
Communication and Journalism
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Journalism | ✕ | 146 completers | $38,400 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | ✕ | 63 | $38,400 |
| Journalism | ✕ | 83 | $31,600 |
Communications Technologies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communications Technologies | ✕ | 99 completers | - |
| Communications Technologies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Graphic Communications | ✕ | 99 | $50,100 |
Computer And Information Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer And Information Sciences | ✕ | 169 completers | $115,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 0 | $115,000 |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 169 | - |
Education
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | ✕ | 59 completers | - |
| Education | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | ✕ | 59 | - |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | ✕ | 0 | $29,600 |
Engineering
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | ✕ | 1,202 completers | - |
| Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | ✕ | 98 | $71,600 |
| Agricultural Engineering | ✕ | 28 | - |
| Architectural Engineering | ✕ | 68 | $60,400 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | ✕ | 92 | $60,800 |
| Civil Engineering | ✕ | 173 | $68,100 |
| Computer Engineering | ✕ | 119 | $88,200 |
| Computer Software Engineering | ✕ | 58 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 112 | $73,800 |
| Engineering Science | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | ✕ | 36 | $62,600 |
| Materials Engineering | ✕ | 35 | $64,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | ✕ | 247 | $71,600 |
| Construction Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Industrial Engineering | ✕ | 102 | $69,100 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | ✕ | 23 | - |
Engineering Technology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | ✕ | 66 completers | - |
| Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Industrial Technology/Technician | ✕ | 66 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | ✕ | 13 | - |
Work and Family Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Family Studies | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Human Development and Family Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
English Language And Literature
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language And Literature | ✕ | 64 completers | $32,600 |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 64 | $32,600 |
| Rhetoric and Composition | ✕ | 0 | - |
Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 110 completers | $26,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 85 | $26,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other) | ✕ | 25 | - |
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 248 completers | $31,200 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 196 | $31,200 |
| Biochemistry | ✕ | 42 | - |
| Microbiology | ✕ | 10 | - |
Mathematics And Statistics
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics And Statistics | ✕ | 78 completers | $46,800 |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 37 | $46,800 |
| Statistics | ✕ | 41 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✕ | 83 completers | - |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Nutrition Sciences | ✕ | 79 | - |
| Marine Sciences | ✕ | 4 | - |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies | ✕ | 229 completers | - |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | ✕ | 92 | - |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | ✕ | 137 | - |
Philosophy And Religious Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy And Religious Studies | ✕ | 30 completers | - |
| Philosophy | ✕ | 30 | - |
Physical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Sciences | ✕ | 102 completers | - |
| Physical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 21 | - |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) | ✕ | 39 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 42 | - |
Psychology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | ✕ | 121 completers | $31,400 |
| Psychology | ✕ | 121 | $31,400 |
Social Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | ✕ | 238 completers | - |
| Social Sciences | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Economics | ✕ | 60 | $53,300 |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 78 | $45,800 |
| Sociology | ✕ | 74 | $38,100 |
| Social Sciences (other) | ✕ | 24 | $21,400 |
Visual And Performing Arts
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual And Performing Arts | ✕ | 83 completers | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Art/Art Studies | ✕ | 0 | $41,000 |
| Fine/Studio Arts | ✕ | 62 | - |
| Music | ✕ | 13 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Chiropractic | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | ✕ | 0 | - |
Business
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ✕ | 695 completers | $57,700 |
| Business/Commerce | ✕ | 0 | $57,700 |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 605 | $59,800 |
| Construction Management | ✕ | 90 | - |
History
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | ✕ | 52 completers | - |
| History | ✕ | 52 | $28,800 |
| Total | 4,808 |
Agriculture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | ✕ | 20 completers | - |
| Agricultural Business and Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Dairy Science | ✕ | 18 | - |
Natural Resources And Conservation
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources And Conservation | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Natural Resources/Conservation | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Forestry | ✕ | 4 | - |
Architecture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ✕ | 18 completers | - |
| Architecture | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Architecture | ✕ | 8 | - |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | ✕ | 10 | $55,800 |
Communications Technologies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communications Technologies | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Communications Technologies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Graphic Communications | ✕ | 0 | - |
Computer And Information Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer And Information Sciences | ✕ | 31 completers | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 31 | - |
Education
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | ✕ | 136 completers | $51,400 |
| Education | ✕ | 114 | $51,400 |
| Special Education and Teaching | ✕ | 0 | - |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | ✕ | 22 | - |
Engineering
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | ✔ (2 completers) | 137 completers | $71,200 |
| Engineering | ✔ | 22 | $71,200 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | ✕ | 16 | - |
| Architectural Engineering | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | ✕ | 23 | - |
| Civil Engineering | ✕ | 0 | $69,000 |
| Civil Engineering (other) | ✕ | 27 | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 24 | $97,200 |
| Mechanical Engineering | ✕ | 19 | - |
| Industrial Engineering | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Engineering (other) | ✔ | 0 | - |
Engineering Technology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | ✔ (2 completers) | 0 completers | - |
| Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Packaging Science | ✔ | 0 | - |
English Language And Literature
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language And Literature | ✕ | 12 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 12 | - |
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 7 | - |
Mathematics And Statistics
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics And Statistics | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 4 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Nutrition Sciences | ✕ | 3 | - |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | ✕ | 10 | - |
Physical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Sciences | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Physical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Polymer Chemistry | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 0 | - |
Psychology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | ✕ | 16 completers | - |
| Psychology | ✕ | 16 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting | ✕ | 15 completers | - |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Fire Services Administration | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Fire Protection (other) | ✕ | 15 | - |
Human Services
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Services | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
| Human Services | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Public Administration | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Public Policy Analysis | ✕ | 6 | - |
Social Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | ✕ | 15 completers | - |
| Social Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Economics | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | ✕ | 15 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Chiropractic | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | ✕ | 0 | - |
Business
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ✕ | 174 completers | - |
| Business/Commerce | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 35 | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Accounting | ✕ | 54 | $66,700 |
| Management Science | ✕ | 52 | - |
| Taxation | ✕ | 33 | - |
History
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| History | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Total | 630 |
Engineering
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Engineering (other) | ✕ | 4 | - |
Engineering Technology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | ✔ | 0 completers | - |
| Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Packaging Science | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Total | 4 |