Computer Science at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440. Of the 178 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo in 2021, 178 of them were computer science majors.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer Science Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	15
	25
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	30
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
	32
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Best Computer Science Schools	38
	45
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Best Value Computer Science Schools	65
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	82
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	105
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	161
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	187

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This makes it the #106 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $91,351. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 44% higher than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 178 compsci students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, about 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	55
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	76
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 28 students who graduated with a master’s in compsci from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci 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
Computer Science	206

Related Majors

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Computer Programmers	29,740	$97,470

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.