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Discover a new world at The Beach!

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!

Graduate Programs

  • Art (MA), options in:
    • Art History
    • Human Experience Design Interactions (MA)
  • Dance (MA/MFA)
  • Music (MM), options in:
    • Composition Interactive 
    • Conducting- Choral/Instrumental
    • Instrumental
    • Piano
    • Vocal
    • Opera
    • Jazz Studies
  • Theatre Arts (MFA), options in:
    • Theatre Management (MFA/MBA)

*STEM Designated Degree Program

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

*STEM Designated Degree Program

  • Education (MA), options in:
    • Dual Language Development (MAE)
    • Early Childhood Education (MA)
    • Educational Administration
    • Mathematics Education 
    • School Psychology 
  • Counseling (MS), options in:
    • Counseling Psychology
    • Student Development in Higher Education
    • School Counseling
  • School Psychology (EdS)

*STEM Designated Degree Program

  • Aerospace Engineering* (MS)
  • Chemical Engineering* (MS)
  • Civil Engineering* (MS), specialties in:
    • Structural
    • Geotechnical
    • Water/Environmental
    • Transportation
  • Computer Science* (MS)
  • Construction Management (MS)
  • Electrical Engineering* (MS)
  • Engineering (Interdisciplinary)* (MS)
  • Mechanical Engineering* (MS)

*STEM Designated Degree Program

  • Applied Nutrition and Dietetics (MA) 
  • Athletic Training (MS)
  • Criminology and Criminal Justice (MS)
  • Community Health (MPH)
  • Curriculum and Instruction in Physical Education (MA)  
  • Emergency Services Administration (MS)
  • Health Care Administration (MS)
  • Kinesiology (MA/MS), options in
    • Exercise Studies
    • Physical Education
    • Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology
  • Gerontology (MS)
  • Nutritional Science* (MS)
  • Public Health (MPH)
  • Public Policy & Administration (MPA), options in
    • Public Works
    • Urban Affairs
  • Recreation Administration (MS)
  • Social Work (MSW), options in:
    • Child and Family Wellbeing
    • Adulthood and Aging
    • Integrated Health
  • Speech-Language Pathology (MA)

*STEM Designated Degree Program

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

*STEM Designated Degree Program

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

Frequently Asked Questions

For one academic year:

  • Tuition and Fees: $14,658
  • 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–March 15.
  • Spring application period: August 1–October 1.

Some programs may have earlier application deadlines.