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Engineering Technologies at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study engineering technologies, take a look at what California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Engineering Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	101
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	212
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	378
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	1,065

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

25% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering tech from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is typical 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 engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	35
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also has a doctoral program available in engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

The following engineering tech concentations are available at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. 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
Industrial Production Technology	59

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	65,210	$48,720
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	56,660	$45,120
Construction Managers	32,420	$117,770

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
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