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Geography & Cartography at California State University - Long Beach

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Geography & Cartography at California State University - Long Beach

Every geography and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in geography from CSULB.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the geography progam at CSULB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
59
Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools 74
124

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in geography from CSULB. This makes it the #6 most popular school for geography master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSULB Geography Graduates

The median salary of geography students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $36,016. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $34,640 for all geography bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

36% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students earned a bachelor's degree in geography from CSULB. About 36% of these graduates were women and the other 64% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

CSULB Geography & Cartography Master’s Program

34% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The geography program at CSULB awarded 32 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 66% of these degrees went to men with the other 34% going to women.

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In the geography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 35% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 7
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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