by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Graduate School, including its rankings, graduate degree programs, diversity, and more. You can jump to any section of this page using the following list.
College Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.
Out of the 1,618 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual’s 2027 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona took the #142 spot. This rank is quite an honor since it puts the school in the Top 10% of the country for overall quality. For this achievement, Cal Poly Pomona received one of this year’s Best Master’s Schools badges. Cal Poly Pomona also ranked #31 for Best Master’s Degree Schools in California.
There were 892 college and universities analyzed in the 2027 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Cal Poly Pomona took the #156 spot on the list. For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in California, Cal Poly Pomona came in at #30.
### Best Graduate Certificate Schools RankingCal Poly Pomona ranked #67 in College Factual’s 2027 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States ranking, out of 737 schools. In addition, Cal Poly Pomona took the #10 spot for Best Graduate Certificate Schools in California.
For the last year in which we have data, 2,381 graduate students decided that California State Polytechnic University-Pomona was the best place for them. Since diversity is such an important part of the grad school experience, College Factual looked deeper at the demographics of these students. Here is what we found.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 50.7% of the total graduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are women and 49.3% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Cal Poly Pomona, around 68.2% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Cal Poly Pomona is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 12.3% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you’ll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students is not available due to a lack of data.
The typical graduate student at Cal Poly Pomona who borrowed carries a median debt of $17,226.
The average early-career salary for master’s degree recipients from Cal Poly Pomona is $87,156.
Yearly salaries vary depending on the field of study, but the table below shows the highest-earning graduate fields of study at Cal Poly Pomona based on the early-career earnings of recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | $124,574 |
| Civil Engineering | $117,917 |
| Business Administration & Management | $115,701 |
| Computer Science | $103,033 |
| Educational Administration | $98,921 |
| General Education | $85,347 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $83,637 |
| General Architecture | $70,278 |
| General Psychology | $56,896 |
| General English Literature | $54,691 |
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. Pomona is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center. Get more details about the location of California State Polytechnic University-Pomona.
Contact details for Cal Poly Pomona are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3801 W Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768 |
| Phone: | 909-869-7659 |
| Website: | www.cpp.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/calpolypomona |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/calpolypomona |
About 29.1% of the graduate students at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona took at least one online class. For that same period, 8.5% of grad students took all of their classes online.
Only the degree programs in which master’s degrees were awarded are listed here.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 53 | — |
| Aeronautical Engineering | 3 | — |
| Applied Mathematics | 1 | — |
| Business Administration & Management | 126 | $115,701 |
| Chemistry | 11 | — |
| Civil Engineering | 53 | $117,917 |
| Computer Information Systems | 30 | — |
| Computer Science | 52 | — |
| Data Analytics. | 8 | — |
| Economics | 10 | — |
| Electrical Engineering | 16 | $124,574 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 16 | — |
| General Agriculture | 20 | — |
| General Architecture | 9 | $70,278 |
| General Biology | 33 | — |
| General Education | 69 | $85,347 |
| General English Literature | 19 | $54,691 |
| General Psychology | 14 | $56,896 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 9 | — |
| Health & Physical Education | 23 | — |
| History | 10 | — |
| Hospitality Management | 17 | — |
| Interior Architecture | 5 | — |
| Landscape Architecture | 37 | — |
| Management Sciences & Methods | 93 | — |
| Materials Engineering | 9 | — |
| Mathematics | 22 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 35 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 10 | — |
| Nutrition Science | 26 | — |
| Public Administration | 14 | — |
| Systems Engineering | 17 | — |
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 2 | — |
| Urban & Regional Planning | 28 | — |
Just like the master’s programs above, the doctorate programs shown here are only those in which doctorate degrees were awarded.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 20 | — |
The programs below are those in which the school awarded a graduate certificate.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Dietetics & Nutrition Services | 23 | — |
Footnotes
*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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