California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, California · Public

Of 95 assessed programs, 93 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 92 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,183
$30k to $48k	$7,831
$48k to $75k	$9,705
$75k to $110k	$12,630
$110k and up	$19,750
All families (average)	$10,440

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

95 of 187 programs could be assessed 51% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical California high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$67,853	+$30,877	clears the bar	$15,000	0.5 yrs	1,566
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,926	+$11,950	clears the bar	$11,952	1.0 yrs	528
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$43,349	+$6,373	clears the bar	$16,500	2.6 yrs	415
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$50,361	+$13,385	clears the bar	$12,956	1.0 yrs	403
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$58,137	+$21,161	clears the bar	$13,766	0.7 yrs	339
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,982	+$15,006	clears the bar	$12,713	0.8 yrs	306
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,492	+$24,516	clears the bar	$12,994	0.5 yrs	284
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$60,019	+$23,043	clears the bar	$15,000	0.7 yrs	279
Social Work	Master's Degree	$82,395	+$45,419	clears the bar	$30,414	0.7 yrs	273
English	Bachelor's Degree	$49,804	+$12,828	clears the bar	$14,400	1.1 yrs	263
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,643	+$20,667	clears the bar	$14,016	0.7 yrs	263
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$101,428	+$64,452	clears the bar	$14,885	0.2 yrs	254
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$58,513	+$21,537	clears the bar	$15,000	0.7 yrs	233
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,957	+$58,981	clears the bar	$16,616	0.3 yrs	229
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$111,681	+$74,705	clears the bar	$16,743	0.2 yrs	221
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$59,787	+$22,811	clears the bar	$14,236	0.6 yrs	199
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$120,394	+$83,418	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	197
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$64,633	+$27,657	clears the bar	$11,000	0.4 yrs	146
History	Bachelor's Degree	$52,423	+$15,447	clears the bar	$13,804	0.9 yrs	146
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$61,754	+$24,778	clears the bar	$18,000	0.7 yrs	136
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$72,540	+$35,564	clears the bar	$25,602	0.7 yrs	126
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$103,075	+$66,099	clears the bar	$19,000	0.3 yrs	125
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,966	+$9,990	clears the bar	$13,500	1.4 yrs	125
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,457	+$52,481	clears the bar	$15,850	0.3 yrs	122
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$66,435	+$29,459	clears the bar	$16,500	0.6 yrs	114
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$139,937	+$102,961	clears the bar	$30,500	0.3 yrs	111
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$86,271	+$49,295	clears the bar	$23,136	0.5 yrs	105
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,453	+$13,477	clears the bar	$12,337	0.9 yrs	98
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$101,797	+$64,821	clears the bar	$25,775	0.4 yrs	97
Nursing	Master's Degree	$138,776	+$101,800	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	93
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$47,831	+$10,855	clears the bar	$21,050	1.9 yrs	86
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$55,192	+$18,216	clears the bar	$15,000	0.8 yrs	85
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$38,270	+$1,294	clears the bar	$15,000	11.6 yrs	82
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,523	+$55,547	clears the bar	$16,248	0.3 yrs	80
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,933	+$16,957	clears the bar	$14,750	0.9 yrs	79
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$57,927	+$20,951	clears the bar	$12,500	0.6 yrs	77
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,166	+$10,190	clears the bar	$11,229	1.1 yrs	76
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$71,220	+$34,244	clears the bar	$18,250	0.5 yrs	76
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$68,448	+$31,472	clears the bar	$11,716	0.4 yrs	72
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$79,820	+$42,844	clears the bar	$11,000	0.3 yrs	66
Accounting	Master's Degree	$100,762	+$63,786	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	64
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$52,961	+$15,985	clears the bar	$9,500	0.6 yrs	59
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$95,299 1-year earnings	+$58,323	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	58
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,967	+$61,991	clears the bar	$17,129	0.3 yrs	55
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$103,125	+$66,149	clears the bar	$18,000	0.3 yrs	53
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$38,996	+$2,020	clears the bar	$11,543	5.7 yrs	52
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$100,315	+$63,339	clears the bar	$25,500	0.4 yrs	51
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$48,715	+$11,739	clears the bar	$18,000	1.5 yrs	49
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$28,226 1-year earnings	-$8,750	falls short	$22,976	insufficient data	48
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,588	+$18,612	clears the bar	$17,750	1.0 yrs	48
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$46,387	+$9,411	clears the bar	$20,500	2.2 yrs	46
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,071	+$13,095	clears the bar	$15,348	1.2 yrs	43
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$72,822	+$35,846	clears the bar	$28,000	0.8 yrs	43
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$75,137	+$38,161	clears the bar	$12,250	0.3 yrs	42
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$63,040	+$26,064	clears the bar	$14,000	0.5 yrs	41
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$70,462	+$33,486	clears the bar	$18,654	0.6 yrs	41
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$106,540	+$69,564	clears the bar	$15,500	0.2 yrs	40
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$67,818	+$30,842	clears the bar	$12,430	0.4 yrs	39
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$73,980	+$37,004	clears the bar	$18,329	0.5 yrs	37
English	Master's Degree	$47,026	+$10,050	clears the bar	$25,197	2.5 yrs	35
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$49,062	+$12,086	clears the bar	$12,919	1.1 yrs	35
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$98,156	+$61,180	clears the bar	$31,281	0.5 yrs	31
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,918	+$16,942	clears the bar	$15,000	0.9 yrs	30
Special Education	Master's Degree	$91,444	+$54,468	clears the bar	$17,157	0.3 yrs	29
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$138,465	+$101,489	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$73,988	+$37,012	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Master's Degree	$129,508	+$92,532	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Mathematics	Master's Degree	$95,395	+$58,419	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	$87,165	+$50,189	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	24
Music	Master's Degree	$32,534	-$4,442	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$86,502	+$49,526	clears the bar	$21,738	0.4 yrs	22
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$106,225	+$69,249	clears the bar	$28,169	0.4 yrs	20
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$38,452	+$1,476	clears the bar	$47,000	31.8 yrs	18
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$47,425 1-year earnings	+$10,449	clears the bar	$27,000	2.6 yrs	17
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	$114,594	+$77,618	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Public Health	Master's Degree	$88,743	+$51,767	clears the bar	$26,210	0.5 yrs	12
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$51,580	+$14,604	clears the bar	$24,770	1.7 yrs	9
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$72,251	+$35,275	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$47,444	+$10,468	clears the bar	$15,000	1.4 yrs	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$41,123	+$4,147	clears the bar	$15,000	3.6 yrs	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$83,234 1-year earnings	+$46,258	clears the bar	$75,421	1.6 yrs	0
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$68,578	+$31,602	clears the bar	$13,151	0.4 yrs	0
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	$88,600	+$51,624	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$100,111	+$63,135	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$77,837	+$40,861	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree	$77,150	+$40,174	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$91,505	+$54,529	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	$94,256	+$57,280	clears the bar	$27,285	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$78,089	+$41,113	clears the bar	$39,106	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$57,296	+$20,320	clears the bar	$13,200	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$74,839	+$37,863	clears the bar	$14,551	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$78,085	+$41,109	clears the bar	$14,650	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$73,857	+$36,881	clears the bar	$13,000	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$76,664	+$39,688	clears the bar	$12,500	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$67,396	+$30,420	clears the bar	$13,750	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	370
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	197
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	96
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	92
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	81
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Gerontology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biotechnology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Religion/Religious Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Fine Arts	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Gerontology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.