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title: California State University-Long Beach — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Long Beach, CA
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $64,403 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $38,902 – $91,639 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,227 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 69% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $22,679 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 76% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.19× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $36,403 | derived |

**69% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $12,227 (≈ 19% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $15,531 to $114,350 across 89 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $114,350 | $30,500 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. | Master's Degree | $100,976 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $91,030 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $83,835 | $28,169 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $83,777 | $16,743 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | Bachelor's Degree | $83,666 | $18,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $77,447 | $41,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $76,747 | $75,421 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $74,609 | $31,281 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $72,869 | not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $69,765 | $25,500 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $69,588 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,683 | $17,129 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $67,171 | $17,157 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $67,089 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,072 | $19,000 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,374 | $25,775 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $65,885 | $21,738 |
| Mathematics. | Master's Degree | $65,843 | not reported |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,701 | $15,500 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,480 | $15,850 |
| Applied Mathematics. | Master's Degree | $61,730 | $27,285 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,380 | $16,616 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,701 | $14,885 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Master's Degree | $60,231 | not reported |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. | Master's Degree | $57,261 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $56,905 | $30,414 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Master's Degree | $55,942 | $20,500 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $55,813 | $23,136 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $55,447 | $28,000 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $52,541 | $39,106 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $50,391 | $26,210 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,915 | not reported |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,727 | $16,248 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $46,665 | $25,602 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,366 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,106 | $14,551 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,864 | $14,650 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,803 | $12,500 |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,640 | $18,654 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,226 | $13,000 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,546 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,174 | $15,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,105 | $16,500 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,824 | $18,329 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,402 | $11,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,095 | $13,750 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,911 | $18,250 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,180 | $12,500 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,016 | $18,000 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,185 | $11,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,586 | $14,750 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,271 | $17,750 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,094 | $13,766 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's Degree | $33,293 | $25,197 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,996 | $12,430 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,587 | $11,716 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,210 | $15,000 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,213 | $15,348 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,965 | $14,000 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,760 | $15,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,491 | $12,713 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,475 | $15,000 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,311 | $12,956 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,118 | $9,500 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,381 | $15,000 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,767 | $13,200 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,268 | $13,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,891 | $11,952 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $26,788 | not reported |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,582 | $13,804 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,031 | $14,236 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,974 | $16,500 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,929 | $12,337 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,872 | $12,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,102 | $14,016 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,868 | $13,151 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,556 | $12,994 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,937 | $15,000 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,769 | $18,000 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,737 | not reported |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,605 | $11,543 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,239 | $14,400 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $23,055 | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,522 | $15,000 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,620 | $20,500 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,124 | $11,229 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,025 | $15,000 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $15,531 | $21,050 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore California State University-Long Beach by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?110583

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