Long Beach, California · Public
Fine and Studio Arts at California State University-Long Beach
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 1,379 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.8% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~1,379
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,241
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 46.3%
- Graduation rate
- 68.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $10,440/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $41,760
- Median debt
- $14,289
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $64,403/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 1,241 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.2x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($8,347 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($9,741 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 12% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.0% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 1.5% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.8% reported share · $1,115 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 0.5% reported share · $1,342 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.5% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.4% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 2.7% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Fine and Studio Arts accounts for 3.8% of reported programs at California State University-Long Beach, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 2.2x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 1,379 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
California State University-Long Beach's average net price is $10,440 per year, about $41,760 over four years. That is $8,347 below the $18,787 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $64,403 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $9,741 above the $54,662 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks California State University-Long Beach #146 of 1,241 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.