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Chemical Engineering at California State University - Long Beach

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Chemical Engineering at California State University - Long Beach

Every chemical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chem eng 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from CSULB.

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

CSULB Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
  • Master’s Degree in Chem Eng

CSULB Chemical Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at CSULB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical Engineering. 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 Value Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 63
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools 141

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from CSULB. This makes it the #38 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSULB Chem Eng Graduates

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $47,727. This is less than $66,101, which is the national average of all chem eng majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Chem Eng Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The chem eng program at CSULB awarded 62 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 52% of these degrees went to men with the other 48% going to women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at CSULB since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chem eng 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 chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 9
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

CSULB Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 students who earned a master's degree in Chemical Engineering from CSULB in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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In the chem eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% 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 chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Engineers 20,600 $107,700
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790
Chemical Engineers 2,100 $103,590

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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