by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Marine Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Marine Science is a major offered under the multi / interdisciplinary studies 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 marine science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The marine science major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Marine Science. 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.
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.
Online degrees for the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo marine science 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 70.0% of the marine science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 69.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the marine science bachelor’s degrees at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Marine Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Marine Sciences | 20 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nutrition Science | 60 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 14 |
*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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