by our College Data Analytics TeamComputer 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 CE, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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BS in Computer Science - Software Engineering
With a software engineering degree, you'll learn the fundamental concepts and principles – a systematic approach used to develop software on time, on budget and within specifications – throughout your online college classes at SNHU.
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 10% of the country for CE. More specifically it was ranked #14 out of 258 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out 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.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in CE walked away with an average of $21,500 in student debt. That is 15% lower than the national average of $25,424.
The median early career salary of CE students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is $95,034 per year. That is 42% higher than the national average of $67,013.
Online degrees for the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo CE 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.
Women made up around 19.6% of the CE students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in CE at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2019-2020, 36.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 30 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 84 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
Computer Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Computer Engineering | 97 |
| Software Engineering | 61 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 113 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 39 |
| Architectural Engineering | 38 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 102 |
| Civil Engineering | 159 |
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*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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