Economics at California State University - Long Beach

What traits are you looking for in a economics 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 economics 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 Economics section at the bottom of this page.

CSULB Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

CSULB Economics Rankings

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

Economics Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at CSULB since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	20
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

CSULB Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of economics master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 25% 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 Economics	84

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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.