Confirming its status as one of the most diverse campuses in the nation, California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is among the top 10 universities in the nation in both the number of master’s degrees and the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanics.
The information is reported in the May issue of The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, according to data attained by the US Department of Education.
CSULB was 10th in the nation in bachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanics with 1,356 and also 10th in the nation in number of master’s degrees awarded to Hispanics with 343. In both cases, those numbers represented nearly 20 percent of the entire class being awarded degrees. Also, in both cases, the number of Hispanic awardees was overwhelmingly female.
“Cal State Long Beach has a long, proud history of campus diversity and provides high-quality education to Latinos and other traditionally underrepresented groups,” said CSULB President F. King Alexander. “Many of these students are the first in their families to attend, and more importantly, to graduate from college. It goes to the heart of the mission of Cal State Long Beach. This campus starts working with students and their parents as early as the grade-school years to make sure they are prepared for the academic rigors of college. That preparation leads to meaningful and fulfilling lives that give back to society and help strengthen the economy.”
