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Design & Applied Arts at California State University - Long Beach

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Design & Applied Arts at California State University - Long Beach

What traits are you looking for in a design 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 design program.

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, 137 of them were design and applied arts majors.

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools 59
Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools 74
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In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in design from CSULB. This makes it the #74 most popular school for design master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Design Graduates from CSULB Make?

The median salary of design students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $40,105. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $32,733 for all design bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

65% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of design bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical design bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at CSULB since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 37
International Students 24
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

CSULB Design & Applied Arts Master’s Program

75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in design from CSULB. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

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In the design master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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 design.

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

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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