Major Programs at Cal Poly

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo offers 132 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.
At the school, the Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology program has the most completers (180 students) and the Animal Sciences program has the second most completers (149 students) last year.
The Computer and Information Sciences program has the highest salary ($115,000) after graduation and the Computer Engineering program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $88,200 average salary.
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Degrees & Major Programs

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo offers 132 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.
Total Number of Programs By Degree
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
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Overall ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED79 50NOT OFFERED3

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
The Computer and Information Sciences program has the highest salary ($115,000) after graduation and the Computer Engineering program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $88,200 average salary.
Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary after Graduation
Computer and Information Sciences$115,000
Computer Engineering$88,200
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$78,300
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$73,800
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering$71,600
Mechanical Engineering$71,600
Industrial Engineering$69,100
Civil Engineering$68,100
Materials Engineering$64,000
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$62,600
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering$60,800
Architectural Engineering$60,400
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary 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
Education$51,400
*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
At the school, the Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology program has the most completers (180 students) and the Animal Sciences program has the second most completers (149 students) last year.

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at Cal Poly by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.
what is Agriculture program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AgricultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Agricultural Business and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $54,700 - - -
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 120 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Agricultural MechanizationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Ornamental HorticultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Agricultural Communication/JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Animal SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 149 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $29,100 - - -
Dairy ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Food ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $43,800 - - -
Agronomy and Crop ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 49 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Horticultural ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Soil Science and AgronomyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Natural Resources/ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $56,300 - - -
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Natural Resources Management and Policy (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 125 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
ForestryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $39,900 - - -
what is Architecture program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ArchitectureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $52,900 - - -
City/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 36 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - $55,800 - -
Landscape ArchitectureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $44,300 - - -
Architectural and Building Sciences/TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 180 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 77 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $38,400 - - -
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 58 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $31,600 - - -
what is Communications Technologies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Graphic CommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 83 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $50,100 - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 159 37 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Education program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - $51,400 - -
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
College Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 57 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Agricultural Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 44 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $29,600 - - -
what is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - $71,200 - -
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 106 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $71,600 - - -
Agricultural EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Architectural EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $60,400 - - -
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 104 29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $60,800 - - -
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 130 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $68,100 $69,000 - -
Civil Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 95 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $88,200 - - -
Computer Software EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 63 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 135 31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $73,800 $97,200 - -
Engineering ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $62,600 - - -
Materials EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 48 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $64,000 - - -
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 271 55 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $71,600 - - -
Construction EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 72 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $69,100 - - -
Manufacturing EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED 2
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Industrial Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 52 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Packaging ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 58 2 NOT OFFERED 0
Salary After Completing-- $32,600 - - -
Rhetoric and CompositionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 85 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $26,000 - - -
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 158 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $31,200 - - -
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
MicrobiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 55 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $46,800 - - -
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Nutrition SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 74 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Marine SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 95 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 75 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Polymer ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 50 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 153 16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $31,400 - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Fire Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Fire Protection (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 53 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $53,300 - - -
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 88 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $45,800 - - -
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 63 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $38,100 - - -
Social Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 38 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $21,400 - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $41,000 - - -
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 54 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 60 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 753 43 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $59,800 - - -
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - $66,700 - -
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
TaxationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
Construction ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 123 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- - - - -
what is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 58 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing-- $28,800 - - -

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