International Studies at California State University - Long Beach

If you are interested in studying international studies, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Long Beach. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,179 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Long Beach in 2021, 44 of them were international studies majors.

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

CSULB International Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies

CSULB International Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the international studies 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 international studies major at CSULB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for International Studies. 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
Most Popular International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
	83
	88
Most Focused International Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164

How Much Do International Studies Graduates from CSULB Make?

The median salary of international studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $28,381. This is less than $29,348, which is the national average of all international studies majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

International Studies Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB International Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 44 students who earned a bachelor's degree in International Studies from CSULB in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its international studies 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 international studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	6
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Gerontology
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Careers That International Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in international studies 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
Political Scientists	160	$74,060

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.