COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 110583PUBLIC

LONG BEACH, CA

California State University-Long Beach

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$10,440Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate69.3%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$63,140working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$14,289completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$63,140
Median earnings 5 years after completion$62,005

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$7,183
$30,001–48,000$7,831
$48,001–75,000$9,705
$75,001–110,000$12,630
$110,001+$19,750

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion69.3%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention86.1%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients50.2%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share23.8%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid34.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort7,679federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates35,924IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate46.3%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$14,289

7,955 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

38 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 271 working graduates$111,681 earnings · $18,661 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 172 working graduates$103,075 earnings · $19,750 debt →Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 220 working graduates$101,428 earnings · $14,619 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 234 working graduates$95,957 earnings · $17,653 debt →Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 92 working graduates$92,523 earnings · $16,374 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 128 working graduates$89,457 earnings · $16,437 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 283 working graduates$78,085 earnings · $15,000 debt →Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 144 working graduates$76,664 earnings · $12,750 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 386 working graduates$74,839 earnings · $14,899 debt →Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 119 working graduates$73,857 earnings · $12,733 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 92 working graduates$71,220 earnings · $18,375 debt →Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$68,578 earnings · $13,625 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 94 working graduates$68,448 earnings · $11,276 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 367 working graduates$67,853 earnings · $15,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 311 working graduates$67,396 earnings · $14,087 debt →Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · 205 working graduates$66,435 earnings · $17,215 debt →Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · 226 working graduates$64,633 earnings · $12,936 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$61,492 earnings · $13,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 222 working graduates$60,019 earnings · $15,500 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 207 working graduates$59,787 earnings · $14,928 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 216 working graduates$58,513 earnings · $15,000 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 512 working graduates$58,137 earnings · $13,953 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$57,927 earnings · $17,125 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 230 working graduates$57,643 earnings · $14,551 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 218 working graduates$57,296 earnings · $13,480 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 182 working graduates$55,192 earnings · $15,000 debt →Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$53,933 earnings · $14,500 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 180 working graduates$52,423 earnings · $15,000 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 389 working graduates$51,982 earnings · $12,831 debt →Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 481 working graduates$50,361 earnings · $12,906 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 187 working graduates$49,804 earnings · $13,749 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 513 working graduates$48,926 earnings · $12,000 debt →Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 203 working graduates$47,444 earnings · $15,000 debt →AnthropologyBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$47,166 earnings · $12,500 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 254 working graduates$46,966 earnings · $15,000 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 415 working graduates$43,349 earnings · $16,583 debt →Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's Degree · 111 working graduates$41,123 earnings · $15,394 debt →Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$38,270 earnings · $15,000 debt →
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