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Dance at California State University - Long Beach

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Dance at California State University - Long Beach

Every dance school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dance 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. Of the 9,179 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Long Beach in 2021, 41 of them were dance majors.

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

CSULB Dance Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dance
  • Master’s Degree in Dance

CSULB Dance Rankings

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

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in dance from CSULB. This makes it the #3 most popular school for dance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSULB Dance Graduates

The median salary of dance students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $21,620. This is 0% higher than $21,579, which is the national average for all dance bachelor's degree recipients.

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Dance Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Dance Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The dance program at CSULB awarded 41 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dance 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 dance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

CSULB Dance Master’s Program

81% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 dance students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CSULB, about 19% were men and 81% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in dance each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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In the dance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 dance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Careers That Dance Grads May Go Into

A degree in dance 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Choreographers 410 $70,020

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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