Education at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study education, 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 Education section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Education
Master’s Degree in Education

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Education Rankings

The education major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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.

Education Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Education Bachelor’s Program

96% Women

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Education Master’s Program

77% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of education master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 61% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 7% better 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 master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	70
Teacher Education Subject Specific	38
Educational Administration	17
Student Counseling	14
Special Education	9

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

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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