Education at California State University - Long Beach

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

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year.

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

CSULB Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

CSULB Education Rankings

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In 2021, 172 students received their master’s degree in education from CSULB. This makes it the #249 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #243 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of education master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 46% better 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 master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	96
White	26
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

CSULB also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at California State University - Long Beach. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Long Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	91
Student Counseling	46
Educational Administration	34
Special Education	28
Curriculum & Instruction	19
Teacher Education Subject Specific	4

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants	167,950	$35,350
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Preschool Teachers	52,950	$37,850
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660

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.