Chemistry at California State University - Long Beach

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry school? To help you decide if California State University - Long Beach is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's chemistry program.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and has a total student population of 40,069.

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

CSULB Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry

CSULB Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at CSULB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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.

Chemistry Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CSULB Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 42% 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemistry

Chemistry majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Long Beach. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	54

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Forensic Science Technicians	2,110	$85,280

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

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