The CSU awarded over 20,000 bachelor’s and more than 3,000 master’s degrees in 2024 in fields that contribute to the state’s business and professional services sectors. The CSU awarded over 18,000 general business administration bachelor’s degrees in 2024—contributing nearly three-quarters (73%) of the state’s undergraduates—and 2,058 master’s degrees, accounting for a quarter of the state’s master’s graduates.
Centers and Institutes:
There are 16 campus-based centers related to business and professional services across 6 campuses: CSU Bakersfield, CSU Channel Islands, Chico State, Cal State East Bay, Fresno State and CSUN. Student engagement in these centers produces measurable gains in both academic development and career readiness, with specific centers playing a pivotal role in these outcomes:
- Business Research and Education Center | CSU Bakersfield
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Center for Economic Education and Research | CSU Bakersfield
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Entrepreneurship & Small Business Institute | CSU Channel Islands
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Institute for Global Economic Research immerses | CSU Channel Islands
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Center for Entrepreneurship | Chico State
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Center for Enterprise Systems and Information Research | Chico State
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SAP University Competence Center | Chico State
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Concrete Industry Management | Chico State
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Center for Economic Education | Cal State East Bay
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Smith Center for Private Enterprise Studies | Cal State East Bay
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The Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Fresno State
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Institute for Family Business | Fresno State
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University Business Center | Fresno State
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Wells Fargo Center for Small Business & Entrepreneurship | CSUN
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Center for Risk Management and Insurance | CSUN
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Bookstein Institute for Higher Education in Taxation | CSUN