The California State University is the state's primary baccalaureate and master's degree granting institution, awarding about half of all baccalaureate degrees and a third of all master's degrees conferred each year in California. Since the system was established in 1960-61, the CSU has conferred nearly two and a half million degrees.

Total Number of Degrees (2006/2007)

70,887 Bachelor's
18,095 Master's
68 Joint Doctorates

Ethnicity of Bachelor's Degree Recipients

3,440 (5.9%) African American
490 (0.8%) American Indian
8,910 (15.2%) Asian American
2,745 (4.7%) Filipino
10,449 (17.9%) Mexican American
4,034 (6.9%) Other Latino
430 (.7%) Pacific Islander
28,039 (47.9%) White, Non-Latino

Largest Bachelor's Degrees by Program

15,426 (21.8%) Business & Management
8,168 (11.5%) Social Science
6,607 (9.3%) Interdisciplinary Studies
5,102 (7.2%) Psychology
4,488 (6.3%) Public Affairs & Services
4,267 (6.0%) Education
4,143 (5.9%) Letters
3,981 (5.6%) Communications
3,912 (5.5%) Fine Arts
3,701 (5.2%) Engineering
3,085 (4.4%) Health Professions
8,007 (11.3%) All Other Bachelor's

Largest Master's Degrees by Program

5,604 (31.0%) Education
2,351 (13.0%) Business and Management
1,996 (11.0%) Public Affairs & Services
1,451 (8.0%) Health Professions
1,272 (7.0%) Engineering
966 (5.4%) Letters
4,455 (24.6%) All Other Master's

The honorary degrees conferred by the CSU and its campuses are listed here.

Other Degree Information

See Current Statistical Report on CSU Degrees.