Industrial Technology at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you plan to study industrial technology/technician, 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 approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Industrial Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Tech

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Industrial Technology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The industrial tech major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Industrial Technology. 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 Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	7
Most Popular Industrial Technology Trade Schools	15
Most Focused Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	23
Most Focused Industrial Technology Trade Schools	54

Industrial Tech Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Program

The industrial tech program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo awarded 59 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women. The typical industrial tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in industrial 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 industrial 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 industrial tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Industrial Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in industrial 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
Industrial Engineering Technicians	4,080	$68,850

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

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