Chemistry & biochem at California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Long Beach graduates about 113 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 353rd of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a solid program at 50 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 57 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 84% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.