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California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), known as "The Beach," offers international students a vibrant, diverse, and welcoming environment.

Located in beautiful Southern California, CSULB is an ideal place to live, learn, and discover. CSULB offers nationally recognized academic programs for affordable tuition. Long Beach offers a safe, suburban learning environment within the greater Los Angeles region. It's no wonder so many students choose to come to The Beach!

Undergraduate Programs

Master’s Degrees  Graduate Programs [PDF]
STEM-designated programs are marked with an asterisk (*). Degree program information is subject to change.

  • Art (MA), options in:
    • Art Education
    • Art History
    • Studio Arts (MFA)
    • Human Experience Design Interactions (MA)
  • Dance (MA/MFA)
  • English, Creative Writing (MFA)
  • Music (MM), options in:
    • Composition
    • Composition with Interactive Technology Concentration
    • Conducting- Choral
    • Conducting- Instrumental
    • Instrumental
    • Piano
    • Vocal
    • Opera
    • Jazz Studies
  • Theatre Arts (MFA), options in:
    • Acting
    • Theatre Management (MFA/MBA)

  • Accountancy (MS)
  • Business Administration (MBA)
  • Finance (MS)
  • Financial Analytics (MS)
  • Information Systems (MS)
  • Marketing Analytics (MS)
  • MBA 
    • Accelerated
    • Evening
    • Online
    • Saturday

  • Education (MA/MAE), options in:
    • Curriculum and Instruction (Elementary or Secondary Education) (MAE)
    • Dual Language Development (MAE)
    • Early Childhood Education (MA)
    • Educational Technology & Media Leadership* (MS)
    • Mathematics Education (MAE)
    • Social & Cultural Analysis of Education (MAE)
  • Counseling (MS), options in:
    • Counseling Psychology
    • Student Development in Higher Education
  • Special Education (MS)
  • School Psychology (EdS)

  • Aerospace Engineering (MS)*
  • Chemical Engineering (MS)*
  • Civil Engineering (MS),* options in:
    • Construction Management
    • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science (MS),* options in:
    • Computer Science
    • Computer Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering (MSEE)*
  • Engineering (Interdisciplinary) (MSEE)*
  • Mechanical Engineering (MS)*

  • Athletic Training (MS)
  • Criminology and Criminal Justice (MS)
  • Emergency Services Administration (MS)
  • Health Care Administration (MS)
  • Health Care Management (MBA)
  • Health Science (MBA)
  • Hospitality Management (MBA)
  • Kinesiology (MA/MS)
    • Adapted Physical Education (MA)
    • Individualized Studies (MA)
    • Exercise Physiology and Nutrition (MS)
  • Gerontology (MS)
  • Nursing (MSN), options in:
    • Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Specialty (Acute and Primary Care)
    • Family Nurse
    • Nursing and Health Systems Executive Management
    • Pediatric Primary Care Nurse
    • Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse
    • Women's Health Nurse
  • Nutritional Science (MS)*
  • Public Health (MPH)
  • Public Policy & Administration (MPA)
  • Recreation Administration (MS)
  • Recreation & Leisure Studies (MBA)
  • Social Work (MSW), options in:
    • Child and Family Wellbeing
    • Adulthood and Aging
    • Integrated Health
  • Speech-Language Pathology (MA)

  • Anthropology (MA), options in:
    • General
    • Applied
  • Asian Studies (MA), options in:
    • General
    • Chinese Studies
    • Japanese Language & Pedagogy
  • Communication Studies (MA)
  • Economics (MA)
  • English (MA)
  • English - Creative Writing (MFA)
  • French & Francophone Studies (MA)
  • Geography (MA)
  • Geographic Information Science (MS)*
  • German (MA)
  • History (MA)
  • Italian (MA)
  • International Affairs (MA)
  • Linguistics (MA), options in:
    • General Language & Culture
    • Translation Studies
    • Special Concentration
    • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
  • Philosophy (MA)
  • Political Science (MA)
  • Psychology, options in:
    • General Research (MA)
    • Human Factors (MS)
    • Industrial/Organizational Psychology (MS)*
  • Religious Studies (MA)
  • Spanish (MA)
  • Sustainability Management (MS)

  • Biochemistry (MS)*
  • Biology (MS)*
  • Chemistry (MS)*
  • Geology (MS)*
  • Mathematics (MS),* options in:
    • Mathematics
    • Applied Math
    • Mathematics Education for Secondary School Teachers
  • Microbiology (MS)*
  • Physics (MS),* options in:
    • Physics
    • Applied Physics
    • Computational Physics
    • Professional Physics
  • Science Education (MS), options in:
    • TK-12 Science Education
    • Informal Science Education

Frequently Asked Questions

For one academic year:

  • Tuition and Fees: $16,404
  • Estimated Living Expenses: $18,132
  • Books and Supplies: $3,832
  • Insurance: $1,350

Fees are subject to change.

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Apply online at CalState.edu/Apply.

  • Fall application period: October 1–April 1.
  • Spring application period: August 1–October 1.

Some programs may have earlier application deadlines.