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Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at California State University, Long Beach
Bachelor's degree · Long Beach, California · 133 graduates in two years
What do CSULB ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates earn?
Median yearly pay of graduates who had federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Hidden where too few graduates to publish.
What does it take to get into CSULB?
Admission is to the university, not the program, at most US schools.
How much does CSULB cost?
Sticker price for a year, and what students actually paid after grants.
The cost by family income, debt and who finishes are on CSULB's page.
What careers does Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies lead to?
Careers people reach through this field, each with its pay, training and what the work is like.
- PsychologistYou test, diagnose and treat what is happening in someone's mind. A doctorate, an internship and a national exam stand between you and the title.$101kTypical pay9 to 12 yearsTo qualifyVery highDemand
- Social WorkerYou sit with people on the worst day of their lives and find them a way through. Licensed, underpaid and badly needed.$60kTypical pay4 to 6 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
- EconomistMeasure how money, work and prices actually behave, then say what a policy or a merger will really do.$125kTypical pay4 to 9 yearsTo qualifyGoodDemand
- 911 DispatcherAnswer the worst call of someone's life, work out what they need, and send help while keeping them alive on the line.$53kTypical payup to 1 yearTo qualifyModerateDemand
- Border Patrol AgentA federal law enforcement job patrolling the land between the ports of entry, mostly in the desert Southwest.$76kTypical pay1 to 2 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
- Career CounselorHelp people pick a direction and get hired. Steady hours, modest pay, a master's degree for the better jobs.$64kTypical pay4 to 7 yearsTo qualifyModerateDemand
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at other universities
The same program elsewhere, California first, then the best paid.
| University | Pay, five years out | Debt | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, BerkeleyCalifornia | $70,758 | $12,204 | 11% |
| UC Santa BarbaraCalifornia | $63,749 | $11,010 | 33% |
| University of California, Santa CruzCalifornia | $62,364 | $14,006 | 66% |
| University of California, DavisCalifornia | $61,795 | $11,000 | 42% |
| University of California, Los AngelesCalifornia | $59,980 | $12,500 | 9% |
| University of WashingtonWashington | $62,656 | $13,000 | 39% |
| University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaHawaii | $48,045 | $20,500 | 87% |
Where these numbers come from
College Scorecard release 10152026, Most Recent Cohorts files, fetched 2026-10-20. Pay is the median for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
How every figure in this part of the site is sourced, and the check of every link.
Careerhelp is not affiliated with California State University, Long Beach. Figures describe past students.