Music at California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach graduates about 86 music majors a year. That puts it 64th of 749 schools we score for music, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $48,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.
Where music happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Carpenter Performing Arts Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 35 · Offices 5 · Athletics 3 · Dining 3 · Dorm 3 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the music ranking
Other strong majors at California State University, Long Beach
- Chemistry & biochem 87 · #51
- Nursing 87 · #15
- Criminal justice 86 · #32
- Computer science 85 · #86
- Kinesiology & exercise science 85 · #48
- Biology 84 · #69
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares California State University, Long Beach with every school we score in music. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.
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