Computer Science at California State University - Long Beach

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at California State University - Long Beach stacks up to those at other schools.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and has a total student population of 40,069. Of the 221 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Long Beach in 2021, 221 of them were computer science majors.

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

CSULB Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

CSULB Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how CSULB performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at CSULB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	47
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	49
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	55
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value Computer Science Schools	113
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	114
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	115
	140
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	185
Best Computer Science Schools	217
	220
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	242
	267
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	271

In 2021, 83 students received their master’s degree in compsci from CSULB. This makes it the #47 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSULB CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $60,701. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci students.

CompSci Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	83
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	41
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

CSULB Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 compsci majors earned their master's degree from CSULB. Of these graduates, 72% were men and 28% were women.

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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Long Beach. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	304

Related Majors

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	63,640	$180,250
Computer Programmers	29,740	$97,470

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.