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. In 2021, 50 chemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from CSULB.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	152

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from CSULB. This makes it the #153 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from CSULB Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $32,996. This is less than $37,104, which is the national average of all chemistry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 50 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry from CSULB in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% 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	13
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CSULB Chemistry Master’s Program

The chemistry program at CSULB awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.