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The bachelor's program at CSULB was ranked #202 on College Factual's Best Schools for economics list. It is also ranked #24 in California.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, California State University - Long Beach handed out 80 bachelor's degrees in economics. This is an increase of 16% over the previous year when 69 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in economics from CSULB. This makes it the #177 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.
The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $36,911. This is less than $45,868, which is the national median of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at CSULB, economics students borrow a median amount of $18,375 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all economics bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $22,987.
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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at California State University - Long Beach.
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California State University - Long Beach with a bachelor's in economics.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 12 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 31 |
White | 14 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 6 |
Other Races | 14 |
Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Economics from CSULB in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.
The majority of the master's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 75% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California State University - Long Beach with a master's in economics.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 1 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Sociology | 308 |
Political Science & Government | 200 |
Anthropology | 88 |
Geography & Cartography | 81 |
Urban Studies | 3 |
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