The mission of the graduate program in Computer engineering and Computer Science at CSULB is to provide a high-quality educational experience and the technical specialization required to become successful leaders in industry. The program also prepares the students to pursue advanced degrees if they so desire. The graduate program involves advanced courses in analysis and design in computer software and hardware. The students may choose to do a thesis or take a comprehensive examination as the culmination of their program.
Program Objectives
Graduates of the MS program will:
have technical competency in their field of study.
have technical knowledge and skills needed to conduct independent and/or innovative research.
keep current with state of the art technologies and advancements in their area.
Career Possibilities
Computer Engineer • Software Engineer • Systems Analyst • Mobile Application Programmer • Web Application Developer • Artificial Intelligence Developer • Applications Programmer • Computer Network Architect • Network Administrator • Systems Administrator • Computer Service Representative • Database Administrator • Computer Security Analyst • Game Programmer • Robotics Designer • System on Chip Designer • Embedded Systems Programmer • Data Analyst
September 2025
College of Engineering
California State University, Long Beach,
1250 Bellflower Blvd,
LONG BEACH,
California,
90840, United States
To be considered for admission the graduate applicant must have earned a bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science or sufficient background in computer engineering or computer science from a college or university with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 in the last 60 semester or 90 quarter upper division major units attempted. The general Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is strongly recommended.
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Paper-based 550; Internet-based (iBT) 80
IELTS 6.0 each sub-section
Pearson Test of English 58
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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