Marketing at California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA · Bachelor's Degree

$40,976
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$67,396
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$69,303
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#241 of 516
Rank by pay
#390 of 516
Rank, wage-adjusted
$13,750
Median federal debt

California State University-Long Beach graduates in marketing earn 3% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 20% of one year’s pay at that point.

How California State University-Long Beach Compares for Marketing

All 516 colleges reporting marketing 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
1Brigham Young University Provo, UT$112,596$106,715#4$64,256
2University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$112,211$114,120#1$82,553
3Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$106,353$93,655#14$66,227
4Georgetown University Washington, DC$105,944$92,834#16$74,819
5Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$104,723$95,291#13$58,493
6Villanova University Villanova, PA$102,222$103,961#5$69,633
7Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$100,489$107,745#3$70,819
8Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA$98,503$114,025#2$61,413
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$98,320$99,992#8$55,236
10Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX$97,148$98,771#9$68,497
…
238University of Memphis Memphis, TN$67,468$73,702#146$43,986
239University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI$67,437$71,104#190$44,379
240Lasell University Newton, MA$67,400$59,353#425$41,450
241California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$67,396$61,326#390$40,976
242St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY$67,383$64,135#340$41,152
243George Fox University Newberg, OR$67,364$67,761#256$46,140
244University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI$67,317$70,047#213$47,664

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
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
Biology$61,492$35,053#292 of 841

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do California State University-Long Beach marketing graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,976 one year after graduating and $67,396 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does California State University-Long Beach rank for marketing?

Among 516 colleges reporting earnings for marketing graduates, California State University-Long Beach ranks #241 by median pay four years after graduation, and #390 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is marketing at California State University-Long Beach worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% less than the national median for marketing ($69,303), and the median federal debt at graduation is $13,750.

← 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.