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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo BS in Electrical Engineering

130 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$78,814 Average Salary
$24,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Electrical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Electrical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in EE, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo BS in EE

#28 in the U.S
#6 in California

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 10% of the country for EE. More specifically it was ranked #28 out of 325 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #6 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Electrical Engineering Graduates16
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Engineering Graduates19
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Electrical Engineering Graduates23
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering24
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools26
Best Electrical Engineering Schools28
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering34
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering45
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering48
Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools48
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering48
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)50
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)52
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)52
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)55
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)55
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)57
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)58
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)59
Most Popular Colleges for Electrical Engineering60
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid)64
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid)65
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)65
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)67
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k)69
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)71
Best Value Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k)71
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)82
Most Focused Colleges for Electrical Engineering82
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income Over $110k)94
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (With Aid)96
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering141
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering163
Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans184
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans187
Best Electrical Engineering Colleges for Veterans191

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in EE from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Cost?

$10,071 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$24,000 Average Student Debt

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$5,742$17,622
Fees$4,329$8,349
Books and Supplies$888$888
On Campus Room and Board$15,694$15,694
On Campus Other Expenses$2,190$2,190

Learn more about Cal Poly San Luis Obispo tuition and fees.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo EE BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. EE students who received their bachelor’s degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo took out an average of $24,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $23,573.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in EE From Cal Poly San Luis Obispo?

$78,814 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of EE students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $78,814 per year. That is 19% higher than the national average of $66,265.

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Does Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Offer an Online BS in EE?

Online degrees for the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo EE bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Online Learning page.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Bachelor’s Student Diversity for EE

130 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
21.5% Women
59.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 130 students received their bachelor’s degree in EE. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in EE in 2019-2020, 21.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in EE at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2019-2020, 59.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian36
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino28
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White45
International Students5
Other Races/Ethnicities14

BS in EE Focus Areas at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Electrical Engineering130

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to electrical engineering.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering113
Agricultural Engineering39
Architectural Engineering38
Biomedical Engineering102
Civil Engineering159

View All Electrical Engineering Related Majors >

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.

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