Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 70 graduates a year

$27,726
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,453
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,710
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#60 of 103
Rank by pay
#71 of 103
Rank, wage-adjusted
$12,337
Median federal debt

California State University-Long Beach graduates in ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 24% of one year’s pay at that point.

How California State University-Long Beach Compares for Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

All 103 colleges reporting ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Brandeis University Waltham, MA$73,256$64,510#4$35,057
2Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$72,063$73,289#1$36,426
3University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$67,291$61,230#5$34,559
4Yale University New Haven, CT$65,213$58,713#9$32,624
5Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA$64,701$56,976#16—
6University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$64,152$68,823#2—
7Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA$64,116$58,341#11$35,263
8American University Washington, DC$63,553$55,689#18$46,206
9University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$63,426$66,875#3$33,991
10University of Delaware Newark, DE$61,443$61,075#6$38,124
…
57University of Louisville Louisville, KY$50,715$57,425#15$29,990
58California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA$50,708$46,141#70$26,767
59Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN$50,694$48,424#62—
60California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$50,453$45,909#71$27,726
61Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$50,421$50,718#48—
62Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$50,421$50,718#49—
63Towson University Towson, MD$50,406$44,237#75$32,740

Other Majors at California State University-Long Beach by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,681$100,178#54 of 966
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$106,540$66,090#13 of 118
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$103,125$89,003#4 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$103,075$77,278#76 of 258
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$101,797$66,477#17 of 59
Computer Science$101,428$60,378#160 of 349
Computer Engineering$98,967$79,809#130 of 189
Mechanical Engineering$95,957$60,996#77 of 318
Chemical Engineering$92,523$45,164#113 of 158
Civil Engineering$89,457$73,342#61 of 233
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$79,820$36,841#12 of 110
Finance and Financial Management Services$78,085$48,961#219 of 452
Management Information Systems and Services$76,664$48,825#101 of 166
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$75,137$29,270#8 of 215
Accounting and Related Services$74,839$54,315#358 of 796
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$73,988$48,631#10 of 49
Business/Managerial Economics$73,980$38,967#56 of 84
Human Resources Management and Services$73,857$46,453#57 of 187
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,251$57,069#43 of 46
Economics$71,220$38,475#259 of 368
Physics$70,462$42,057#84 of 107
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$68,578$23,110#1 of 70
Social Work$68,448$42,925#6 of 420
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,853$45,751#452 of 1176
Chemistry$67,818$50,553#93 of 209
Marketing$67,396$40,976#241 of 516
Design and Applied Arts$66,435$37,395#35 of 299
Health and Medical Administrative Services$64,633$43,594#91 of 275
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$63,040$33,870#47 of 265
Mathematics$61,754$32,162#240 of 309

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do California State University-Long Beach ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $27,726 one year after graduating and $50,453 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does California State University-Long Beach rank for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies?

Among 103 colleges reporting earnings for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates, California State University-Long Beach ranks #60 by median pay four years after graduation, and #71 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies at California State University-Long Beach worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies ($51,710), and the median federal debt at graduation is $12,337.

← All data for California State University-Long Beach · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.