Economics at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you are interested in studying economics, 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 approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,109 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo in 2021, 97 of them were economics majors.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics 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 economics major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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
	17
	48
	60
	74
	82
	90
	104
	104
	113
	122
	124
	172
	173
	258
	277

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in economics from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This makes it the #91 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $51,116. This is 11% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Economics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in economics from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 92% were men and 8% were women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. 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
General Economics	97
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	13

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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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