California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California · Public
Graduate earnings
53of 55 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976 a year). 2 fall short.
55 of 77 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 22: 17 with no earnings published and 5 with nothing reported. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 48 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$16,665 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$16,665 a year
About $66,660 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $7,529 |
| $30k to $48k | $7,253 |
| $48k to $75k | $9,896 |
| $75k to $110k | $15,786 |
| $110k and up | $27,772 |
| All families (average) | $16,665 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical California high-school graduate ($36,976 a year).
71 of 125 programs could be assessed 57% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $110,902 | +$73,926 | clears the bar | $16,633 | 0.2 yrs | 689 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $106,750 | +$69,774 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 278 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $154,784 | +$117,808 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.2 yrs | 202 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $69,854 | +$32,878 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.7 yrs | 163 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $54,805 | +$17,829 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.1 yrs | 159 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $125,240 | +$88,264 | clears the bar | $23,475 | 0.3 yrs | 159 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | $118,331 | +$81,355 | clears the bar | $18,500 | 0.2 yrs | 150 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $101,072 | +$64,096 | clears the bar | $20,424 | 0.3 yrs | 148 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,466 | +$23,490 | clears the bar | $18,916 | 0.8 yrs | 135 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | $68,965 | +$31,989 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.6 yrs | 129 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $148,950 | +$111,974 | clears the bar | $20,556 | 0.2 yrs | 129 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $88,396 | +$51,420 | clears the bar | $16,000 | 0.3 yrs | 126 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,6531-year earnings | +$21,677 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $23,500 | 1.1 yrs | 126 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $68,171 | +$31,195 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.6 yrs | 116 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $107,498 | +$70,522 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.3 yrs | 110 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $75,181 | +$38,205 | clears the bar | $15,400 | 0.4 yrs | 102 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $81,843 | +$44,867 | clears the bar | $17,831 | 0.4 yrs | 85 |
| Food Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $75,466 | +$38,490 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 81 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $112,797 | +$75,821 | clears the bar | $19,691 | 0.3 yrs | 76 |
| Graphic Communications | Bachelor's Degree | $79,432 | +$42,456 | clears the bar | $17,961 | 0.4 yrs | 75 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $64,579 | +$27,603 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.5 yrs | 75 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $68,930 | +$31,954 | clears the bar | $17,166 | 0.5 yrs | 74 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $75,223 | +$38,247 | clears the bar | $14,857 | 0.4 yrs | 71 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $109,232 | +$72,256 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 71 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $69,883 | +$32,907 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 0.5 yrs | 66 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $98,927 | +$61,951 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.3 yrs | 59 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $59,721 | +$22,745 | clears the bar | $17,886 | 0.8 yrs | 58 |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $82,487 | +$45,511 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.3 yrs | 55 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $66,518 | +$29,542 | clears the bar | $15,833 | 0.5 yrs | 55 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $55,543 | +$18,567 | clears the bar | $18,340 | 1.0 yrs | 52 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $70,829 | +$33,853 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.6 yrs | 51 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $83,187 | +$46,211 | clears the bar | $16,636 | 0.4 yrs | 51 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $63,413 | +$26,437 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 0.9 yrs | 49 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $131,448 | +$94,472 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 49 |
| Landscape Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $68,795 | +$31,819 | clears the bar | $22,583 | 0.7 yrs | 48 |
| Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | $77,419 | +$40,443 | clears the bar | $17,333 | 0.4 yrs | 46 |
| Materials Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $100,599 | +$63,623 | clears the bar | $17,000 | 0.3 yrs | 46 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $104,117 | +$67,141 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 43 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $106,004 | +$69,028 | above HS line | $15,564 | 0.2 yrs | 41 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | $101,353 | +$64,377 | clears the bar | $17,939 | 0.3 yrs | 41 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $127,908 | +$90,932 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.2 yrs | 40 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $102,702 | +$65,726 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 39 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $69,227 | +$32,251 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.5 yrs | 38 |
| Agricultural Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,603 | +$55,627 | clears the bar | $15,374 | 0.3 yrs | 37 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $78,097 | +$41,121 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.4 yrs | 37 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Bachelor's Degree | $80,820 | +$43,844 | clears the bar | $19,334 | 0.4 yrs | 36 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $89,195 | +$52,219 | clears the bar | $17,272 | 0.3 yrs | 36 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $96,805 | +$59,829 | clears the bar | $23,886 | 0.4 yrs | 35 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $57,360 | +$20,384 | clears the bar | $16,000 | 0.8 yrs | 35 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | $235,241 | +$198,265 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 32 |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | $84,412 | +$47,436 | clears the bar | $21,903 | 0.5 yrs | 31 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | Bachelor's Degree | $78,080 | +$41,104 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $63,882 | +$26,906 | clears the bar | $15,259 | 0.6 yrs | 30 |
| Agricultural Public Services | Bachelor's Degree | $80,965 | +$43,989 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $98,592 | +$61,616 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Architectural Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,767 | +$55,791 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.4 yrs | 27 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $108,148 | +$71,172 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 27 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | $158,977 | +$122,001 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Marine Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $27,3371-year earnings | -$9,639 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | $132,720 | +$95,744 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | $55,8071-year earnings | +$18,831 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $21,744 | 1.2 yrs | 24 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | $113,572 | +$76,596 | above HS line | $12,500 | 0.2 yrs | 21 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $53,0581-year earnings | +$16,082 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $36,697 | -$279 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | $69,419 | +$32,443 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $76,8761-year earnings | +$39,900 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $53,6541-year earnings | +$16,678 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | Master's Degree | $89,909 | +$52,933 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $76,613 | +$39,637 | clears the bar | $27,500 | 0.7 yrs | 0 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $79,570 | +$42,594 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $134,105 | +$97,129 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 62 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 32 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Fire Protection | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Agriculture, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Taxation | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Engineering Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Food Science and Technology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Industrial Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Animal Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Soil Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Forestry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Graphic Communications | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Architectural Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Construction Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,976 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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