Agricultural Economics & Business at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you plan to study agricultural economics and business, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 students received a bachelor's degree in agricultural business from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agricultural Economics & Business section at the bottom of this page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Business
• Master’s Degree in Agricultural Business

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks agricultural business programs across the country. The following shows how Cal Poly San Luis Obispo performed in these rankings.

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 agricultural business major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural Economics & Business. 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.

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In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in agricultural business from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This makes it the #31 most popular school for agricultural business master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agricultural Business Graduates

The median salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $55,329. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 28% higher than the national average of $43,092 for all agricultural business bachelor's degree recipients.

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

The agricultural business program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo awarded 132 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 55% of these degrees went to men with the other 45% going to women. The typical agricultural business bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural business at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its agricultural business 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 agricultural business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	88
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Agricultural Economics & Business from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a agricultural business master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide 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 master's in agricultural business.

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

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

Concentrations Within Agricultural Economics & Business

Agricultural Economics & Business majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	134

Careers That Agricultural Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural business 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
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	166,870	$62,560
Computer User Support Specialists	70,510	$66,350
Agricultural Products Graders and Sorters	9,680	$25,140
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	6,790	$47,360
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	1,460	$91,670

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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