Undergraduate Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at Cal Poly. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. Its best result is a rank of #1 out of 7 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

Cal Poly Undergraduate Materials Engineering Rankings

#7 in the U.S.

#4 in California

College Factual ranks Cal Poly among the top schools in the country for materials engineering, coming in at #7 out of 57 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Schools	7 of 57
Best Materials Engineering Schools in California	4 of 11

Undergraduate Materials Engineering Degrees at Cal Poly

The following degree levels are available for materials engineering at Cal Poly, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	59

Cal Poly Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo handed out 59 bachelor’s degrees in materials engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Cal Poly is among the very best schools in the country for materials engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #1 out of 7 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5

Salary of Materials Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$98,908 Bachelor's Median Salary

Materials Engineering students who finish a bachelor’s at Cal Poly go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $98,908 a year. This is higher than $77,339, the median for all majors at Cal Poly.

Student Debt of Materials Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$17,000 Bachelor's Median Debt

While getting their bachelor’s degree at Cal Poly, materials engineering students borrow a median amount of $17,000 in student loans. This is below $19,273, the typical median for all majors at Cal Poly.

Student debt for Materials Engineering majors with a bachelor's degree at Cal Poly

Cal Poly Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$12,161 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$17,000 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,742	$18,684
Fees	$6,077	$14,546

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Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 76% of materials engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

The largest share of materials engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at Cal Poly are White. Approximately 54% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo with a bachelor’s in materials engineering.

Ethnic diversity of Materials Engineering majors at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	32
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	9

References

National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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