Geography & Cartography at California State University - Long Beach

Every geography & cartography school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geography 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.

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

CSULB Geography & Cartography Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geography
• Master’s Degree in Geography

CSULB Geography & Cartography Rankings

The geography major at CSULB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geography & Cartography. 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.

Geography Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geography 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 geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CSULB Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of geography master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 30% 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 geography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Geography & Cartography

The following geography concentations are available at California State University - Long Beach. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Long Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography	58
Geographic Information Science	23

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Economics
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

Careers That Geography Grads May Go Into

A degree in geography 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
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	1,010	$84,540
Geographers	120	$85,530

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.