Computer Science at California State University - Long Beach

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at California State University - Long Beach stacks up to those at other schools.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and has a total student population of 40,069. In 2021, 221 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from CSULB.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

CSULB Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

CSULB Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at CSULB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at CSULB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	185
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	242

In 2021, 83 students received their master’s degree in compsci from CSULB. This makes it the #47 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSULB CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $60,701. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci students.

CompSci Student Demographics at CSULB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at California State University - Long Beach.

CSULB Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Long Beach with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	83
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	41
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

CSULB Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 compsci majors earned their master's degree from CSULB. Of these graduates, 72% were men and 28% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Long Beach with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CSULB also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Long Beach.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Computer Programmers	29,740	$97,470

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.