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Computer Science at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 178 students received a bachelor's degree in computer science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

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 Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science 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 computer science 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 General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 15
25
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 30
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 32
32
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 34
Best General Computer Science Schools 38
45
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 63
Best Value General Computer Science Schools 65
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools 82
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 105
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 146
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 161
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools 187

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 178 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical computer science 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.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science 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 computer science.

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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

29% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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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 computer science.

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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 computer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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