Design & Applied Arts at California State University - Long Beach

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every design & applied arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design 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 Design & Applied Arts section at the bottom of this page.

CSULB Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Design
Master’s Degree in Design

CSULB Design & Applied Arts Rankings

The design major at CSULB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Design & Applied Arts. 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.

Design Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program

62% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at CSULB since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its design 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 design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	22
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

CSULB Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

63% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of design master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in design each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than 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 design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

Design & Applied Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Other Design & Applied Arts	71
Interior Design	36
Industrial Design	34

Careers That Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in design 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
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Multimedia Artists and Animators	10,760	$87,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Interior Designers	8,460	$68,440
Art Directors	7,620	$127,630

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
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