Top five successful majors at Cal Poly

With the various concentrations, business majors probably have the next greatest opportunity for success after Engineers. However, they aren't doing so badly for themselves after graduation with a starting salary of $52,000.Cal Poly has a nationally-renowned Architecture program that is difficult to get into and very time consuming once in. However, it all pays off with a starting salary of $55,000. This one may be a little surprising to those unfamiliar with the Education program at Cal Poly, but it clearly well recognized. With a starting salary of $56,000, Education majors graduating from Cal Poly learn from some of the best teachers in California. View the list »
There's no surprise here that Cal Poly's top successful major is Engineering. Although each department within the college can be broken up into an individual list of success, this college has an average starting salary of $61,000.

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Cal Poly, a prestigious university prided on its Polytechnic nature, has an array of majors, all of which allow students to succeed in the classroom and afterwards. Although Engineering (and sometimes Architecture) are what Cal Poly is known for, some of the more successful majors on the list might be surprising.

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Nevertheless, students coming from Cal Poly definitely have the advantage in the job field not only due to the nationally- and world-renowned name tied to their resume, but also thanks to the hundreds of companies that visit Cal Poly annually.

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  • There's no surprise here that Cal Poly's top successful major is Engineering. Although each department within the college can be broken up into an individual list of success, this college has an average starting salary of $61,000.
  • This one may be a little surprising to those unfamiliar with the Education program at Cal Poly, but it clearly well recognized. With a starting salary of $56,000, Education majors graduating from Cal Poly learn from some of the best teachers in California. 
  • Cal Poly has a nationally-renowned Architecture program that is difficult to get into and very time consuming once in. However, it all pays off with a starting salary of $55,000. 
  • With the various concentrations, business majors probably have the next greatest opportunity for success after Engineers. However, they aren't doing so badly for themselves after graduation with a starting salary of $52,000.
  • These majors, tied very closely in reality, are also tied together at Cal Poly. The students in this college have a brand new, state of the art building in construction and will relatively as lucky after graduation with a starting salary of $40,000.
  • As one of the largest colleges on campus, students in this college have the opportunity to learn in and outside of the classroom setting with the various fields/pastures and other unusual (for other colleges) settings. Their starting salary ties for fifth with $40,000. 
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