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Salaries by Major at California State University Long Beach

How much money do California State University Long Beach graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $37,500 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $51,100 on average.

In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Cal State Long Beach graduates.

The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing with a median starting salary of $83,500 followed by Construction Engineering Technologies paying $76,700 and Computer Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $64,200 .

Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Graduate/Professional Certificate) program rank first with a median initial income of $107,100 followed by Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) at $105,100 and Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) who earn $104,100 .

Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for California State University Long Beach graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.

Median first-year earnings for California State University Long Beach graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $107,100
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) $105,100
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) $104,100
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $83,500
Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor’s Degree) $76,700
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) $76,400
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) $74,300
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degree) $74,100
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) $67,400
Curriculum and Instruction (Post-baccalaureate Certificate) $66,300
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $64,200
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degree) $64,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $64,000
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $63,300
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,600
Applied Mathematics (Master's Degree) $60,500
Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,800
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,700
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,400
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $57,100
Social Work (Master's Degree) $56,900
Public Administration (Post-baccalaureate Certificate) $55,100
Public Administration (Master's Degree) $55,000
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,400
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's Degree) $49,300
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) $49,100
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,200
Public Health (Master's Degree) $46,000
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,000
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,000
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,700
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,600
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,200
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,800
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,600
English Language and Literature (Master's Degree) $37,100
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,400
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,000
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,800
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,800
Physics (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,900
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,500
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,400
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,200
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,900
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,900
Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,800
Philosophy (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,400
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,400
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,900
Area Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,800
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,800
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,600
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,200
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,000
Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,600
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,500
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,300
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,900
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,900
Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,600
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,600
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,400
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,300
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,200
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,200
Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,100
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,100
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,800
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,700
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,200
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,200
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $19,000
Dance (Bachelor’s Degree) $16,400
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $13,700

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=110583 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for California State University Long Beach.