Public · Long Beach, California
California State University-Long Beach: cost, debt and earnings by major
103 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $9,426
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 70%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 46%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 35,924
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $14,195
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $6,443 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $6,576 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $7,576 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $11,462 |
| $110,000+ | $19,919 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (2)
- Management Information Systems and Services$58,286 (1 yr)
- Political Science and Government$41,835 (1 yr)
Bachelor's programs (65)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,681
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$106,540
- Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$103,125
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$103,075
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$101,797
- Computer Science$101,428
- Computer Engineering$98,967
- Mechanical Engineering$95,957
- Chemical Engineering$92,523
- Civil Engineering$89,457
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$79,820
- Finance and Financial Management Services$78,085
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$75,137
- Accounting and Related Services$74,839
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$73,988
- Business/Managerial Economics$73,980
- Human Resources Management and Services$73,857
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,251
- Economics$71,220
- Physics$70,462
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$68,578
- Social Work$68,448
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,853
- Chemistry$67,818
- Marketing$67,396
- Design and Applied Arts$66,435
- Applied Mathematics$66,306 (1 yr)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$64,633
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$63,040
- Mathematics$61,754
- Biology, General$61,492
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$60,019
- Political Science and Government$59,787
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,513
- Communication and Media Studies$58,137
- Hospitality Administration/Management$57,927
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,643
- Public Health$57,296
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$55,588
- Journalism$55,192
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$54,347 (1 yr)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$53,933
- International/Globalization Studies$53,918
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$52,961
- History$52,423
- Sociology$51,982
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$51,580
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$50,453
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$50,361
- Area Studies$50,071
- English Language and Literature, General$49,804
- Philosophy$49,062
- Psychology, General$48,926
- Geography and Cartography$48,715
- Music$47,831
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$47,444
- Anthropology$47,166
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$46,966
- Dance$46,387
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$45,128 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$43,349
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$42,249 (1 yr)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$41,123
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$38,996
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$38,270
Post-baccalaureate certificate programs (2)
- Special Education and Teaching$74,344 (1 yr)
- Curriculum and Instruction$66,676 (1 yr)
Master's programs (32)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$138,776
- Mechanical Engineering$138,465
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other$129,508
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$120,394
- Computer Science$115,854 (1 yr)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$114,594
- Educational Administration and Supervision$106,225
- Civil Engineering$105,034 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$100,762
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$100,315
- Curriculum and Instruction$100,111
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$98,156
- Mathematics$95,395
- Applied Mathematics$94,256
- Chemical Engineering$93,023 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$91,505
- Special Education and Teaching$91,444
- Public Health$88,743
- Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$88,600
- Geography and Cartography$87,165
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$86,502
- Public Administration$86,271
- Finance and Financial Management Services$82,765 (1 yr)
- Social Work$82,395
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$80,349 (1 yr)
- Educational/Instructional Media Design$77,837
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education$77,150
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$72,822
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$72,540
- English Language and Literature, General$47,026
- Fine and Studio Arts$38,452
- Music$32,534
Doctoral programs (1)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$87,374 (1 yr)