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General Economics at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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General Economics at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

What traits are you looking for in a general economics school? To help you decide if California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general economics program.

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 general economics majors.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Economics Rankings

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

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 general economics major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
62
75
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85
126
132
171
199

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in general economics from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This is the #85 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Economics Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general economics from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general economics.

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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 also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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