California State University-Long Beach
California State University-Long Beach is a public college in Long Beach, CA. Its average net price is $9,426 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $6,443 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $6,576 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $7,576 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $11,462 |
| $110,001 and up | $19,919 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $54,700 |
| 8 years after entry | $63,522 |
| 10 years after entry | $69,554 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $62,463 n=363 | Not published |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $81,796 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $14,576 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $36,776 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $12,500 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,102 National median for this major n=2,810 | $11,250 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $33,986 Small program - rough guide n=41 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $52,488 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $11,839 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Biology | $36,983 n=220 | $12,472 n=229 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $76,374 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $16,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $53,709 n=413 | $13,000 n=198 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $52,628 Small program - rough guide n=45 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $68,475 Small program - rough guide n=82 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $52,955 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $13,520 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Civil Engineering | $77,361 n=173 | $15,157 n=105 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $18,625 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Communications | $39,638 n=428 | $13,344 n=255 |
| Computer Engineering | $78,693 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $18,346 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $67,260 National median for this major n=1,209 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $54,347 n=179 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $72,641 n=292 | $14,990 n=226 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $86,701 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $15,312 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Criminal Justice | $40,508 n=325 | $11,000 n=173 |
| Dance | $26,348 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $16,250 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $48,917 n=207 | $18,478 n=108 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $31,661 Small program - rough guide n=52 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $30,328 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,756 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $17,174 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Economics | $46,139 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $11,000 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $79,391 n=167 | $17,620 n=115 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | $72,426 National median for this major n=1,586 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $66,818 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $35,189 n=135 | $13,000 n=137 |
| Environmental Conservation | $46,990 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $11,250 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $37,734 n=109 | $15,277 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | $45,128 Small program - rough guide n=42 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $38,145 n=487 | $11,000 n=121 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $56,158 n=303 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $35,447 Small program - rough guide n=55 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $44,416 National median for this major n=2,767 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $46,324 n=194 | $8,990 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| History | $35,281 n=108 | $13,457 Small program - rough guide n=94 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $44,957 Small program - rough guide n=90 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $34,155 n=158 | $11,000 n=103 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $53,339 n=134 | Not published |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | $68,608 National median for this major n=2,721 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $36,358 n=112 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $32,040 Small program - rough guide n=47 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $44,000 n=258 | $12,914 n=222 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | $75,888 National median for this major n=577 | Not published |
| Marketing | $42,288 n=370 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $43,949 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $11,000 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $72,415 n=224 | $13,339 n=197 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $23,094 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $18,624 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | Not published |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $43,465 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $13,750 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Philosophy | $40,209 Small program - rough guide n=51 | Not published |
| Physics | $45,967 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $38,812 n=196 | $15,000 n=154 |
| Psychology | $34,785 n=511 | $12,500 n=447 |
| Public Health | $34,829 n=265 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $42,249 Small program - rough guide n=68 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $29,985 n=218 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $104,884 n=240 | $13,655 n=150 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $30,460 n=103 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $38,796 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $11,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Social Work | $45,614 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $12,062 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Sociology | $39,389 n=372 | $12,500 n=225 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $29,873 n=166 | $12,500 n=175 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $26,554 n=442 | $13,140 n=293 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
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